Breitenstein Surname
Approximately 4,914 people bear this surname
Breitenstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,199 | 1:36,610 | 4,853 |
| United States | 1,397 | 1:259,455 | 24,512 |
| Switzerland | 625 | 1:13,141 | 2,174 |
| Denmark | 217 | 1:26,013 | 2,663 |
| France | 139 | 1:477,861 | 67,615 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Finland | 31 | 1:177,313 | 15,564 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Hungary | 28 | 1:350,581 | 25,143 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Liechtenstein | 8 | 1:4,797 | 618 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 139 | 1:361,285 | 27,442 |
Breitenstein Demographics
Average Male Breitenstein Height
177.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Breitenstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Breitenstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Breitenstein is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Breitenstein? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 96,740th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,483,017 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Breitenstein reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Breitenstein is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,199 people, or 1 in 36,610. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Thuringia, where 14 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Switzerland, where 13 percent are found.
Breitenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Breitenstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Breitenstein 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 bearing the Breitenstein surname are 0.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.8% being registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bretenstein | 96 | 1 | / |
| Breithenstein | 96 | 1 | / |
| Britenstein | 96 | 1 | / |
| Breitenstine | 92 | 109 | / |
| Brietenstein | 92 | 32 | / |
| Brettenstein | 92 | 26 | / |
| Breitenstien | 92 | 7 | / |
| Brittenstein | 92 | 0 | / |
| Braitenstein | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bratenstein | 87 | 81 | / |
| Britenstine | 87 | 60 | / |
| Braienstein | 87 | 1 | / |
| Brechenstein | 83 | 0 | / |
| Brittenstine | 83 | 0 | / |
| Brietensteen | 83 | 0 | / |
| Broinstein | 82 | 2 | / |
| Brainstein | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bruenstein | 82 | 1 | / |
| Broinshtein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Branstein | 76 | 58 | / |
| Bruijnsteijn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Braunstein | 73 | 8,976 | / |
| Brounstein | 73 | 292 | / |
| Branshtein | 73 | 11 | / |
| Bransztein | 73 | 1 | / |
| Braynstein | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brannstein | 73 | 1 | / |
| Braunshtein | 70 | 42 | / |
| Brittenstam | 70 | 6 | / |
| Brounshtein | 70 | 3 | / |
| Braunsteine | 70 | 2 | / |
| Braunsteinn | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bruijnsteen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Branstine | 67 | 103 | / |
| D'Braunstein | 67 | 7 | / |
| Branstain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Braunschtein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Branstien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bramstein | 67 | 0 | / |
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Breitenstein Reference & Research
Breitenstein FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis