Breitenstein Surname

96,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Breitenstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breitenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1991:36,6104,853
United States1,3971:259,45524,512
Switzerland6251:13,1412,174
Denmark2171:26,0132,663
France1391:477,86167,615
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Finland311:177,31315,564
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Austria231:370,23639,193
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
England141:3,979,861125,553
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Norway101:514,22941,629
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

Breitenstein Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Breitenstein Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Breitenstein is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breitenstein? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 96,740th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,483,017 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Breitenstein reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Breitenstein is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,199 people, or 1 in 36,610. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Thuringia, where 14 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Switzerland, where 13 percent live.

Breitenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breitenstein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,005 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Breitenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Breitenstein surname are 0.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Breitenstein earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.06% less than the national average, earning 248,972 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $45,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.67% more than the national average, earning $58,961 CAD per year.

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Breitenstein Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Breitenstein
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