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) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Breiter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 141,381st most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,312,039 people. The last name Breiter is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Breiter live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Breiter is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,861 people, or 1 in 43,259. In Germany Breiter is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 21 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Switzerland, where 6 percent live.
Breiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Breiter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breiter surname increased 1,323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Breiter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Breiter last name are 12.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.65% being registered with the 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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