Breiter Surname
Approximately 3,152 people bear this surname
Breiter Surname User-submission:
Breiter is a South German surname, denoting someone who lived or farmed on 'broad' (Breit in German) fertile, flat land.
Breiter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,861 | 1:43,259 | 5,679 |
| United States | 622 | 1:582,731 | 47,681 |
| Switzerland | 182 | 1:45,126 | 6,189 |
| Ukraine | 127 | 1:358,446 | 44,302 |
| Austria | 75 | 1:113,539 | 16,032 |
| Israel | 61 | 1:140,289 | 14,966 |
| Mexico | 51 | 1:2,433,847 | 20,676 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Poland | 33 | 1:1,151,780 | 76,152 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
Breiter Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Breiter is a South German surname, denoting someone who lived or farmed on 'broad' (Breit in German) fertile, flat land.
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Average Breiter Salary in
United States
$50,321 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Breiter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Breiter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Breiter (Russian: Бреитер) occurs most in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Breiter.
How Common Is The Last Name Breiter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 141,381st most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,312,039 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Breiter are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Breiter is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,861 people, or 1 in 43,259. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 21 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Switzerland, where 6 percent are found.
Breiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Breiter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Breiter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Breiter are 12.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.65% registered with the political party.
The amount Breiter earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.62% more than the national average, earning $50,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $48,140 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Breiter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Breiter in the Russian language | ||
| Бреитер | breiter | - |
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Footnotes
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