Breiter Surname

141,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8611:43,2595,679
United States6221:582,73147,681
Switzerland1821:45,1266,189
Ukraine1271:358,44644,302
Austria751:113,53916,032
Israel611:140,28914,966
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Sweden141:703,34052,204
France141:4,744,480251,814
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

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.

- shichuanperu

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breister93160/
Breither9391/
Breitter9315/
Breite92651/
Breter92325/
Briter9223/
Breitr927/
Breishter881/
Brister867,941/
Brester861,158/
Britter86202/
Bretter86180/
Breyter8687/
Braiter8661/
Breuter8634/
Brieter8633/
Brether8622/
Brither8610/
Braeter8610/
Brejter868/
Bretier863/
Brejite862/
Breteur861/
Breites861/
Breiteh861/
Breitez861/
Britier861/
Britert860/
Broeter860/
Breited860/
Brite832,795/
Brete83471/
Breiterová8211/
Brechter80274/
Bruister80131/
Brichter8062/
Breyther8034/
Breithee8020/
Breuster8011/
Breather809/
Bridtter805/
Briteher804/
Braetter802/
Breaster801/
Bretheur801/
Brisster801/
Bruether801/
Bruetter801/
Brettger801/
Brethier801/
Brettier801/
Brithier801/
Braether801/
Braister800/
Breshter800/
Braither800/
Bristter800/
Brestter800/
Bresster800/
Brittier800/
Britez7769,606/
Brites7718,033/
Brette771,720/
Briste77724/
Bretes77596/
Britte77455/
Brater77301/
Bretey77301/
Braite77299/
Bretez77242/
Writer77222/
Briote77179/
Bretet77177/
Brethe77113/
Bretea7785/
Brejtr7755/
Breste7739/
Braete7727/
Britee7726/
Bretge7726/
Bräter7726/
Breita7723/
Breted7714/
Bretie7711/
Wreter777/
Bretee773/
Bretit773/
Briete772/
Brithe772/
Brietr771/
Breete771/
Britei771/
Bruite771/
Breute771/
Bhrete771/
Britea771/
Brited771/
Britey770/
Bretre770/
Bruete770/
Breitrová755/
Breiteová751/
Bretthaer751/
Broithier751/
Brechther751/
Brejszter751/
Breistedt750/
Breusster750/
Brittes711,640/
Brethes711,171/
Bristee71452/
Brettes71447/
Bratter71303/
Bruette71271/
Braster71233/
Brittez71181/
Brittet71171/
Bruitte7155/
Brather7154/
Brajter7143/
Briette7141/
Breuste7141/
Bräther7139/
Brauter7129/
Bristed7128/
Brethet7125/
Briotte7124/
Braiteh7123/
Bradter7123/
Brethez7122/
Brijite7121/
Brithes7119/
Brätter7119/
Writter7116/
Bretterová7112/
Bratier7110/
Bräster7110/
Brishte719/
Brayter717/
Breitha717/
Bristes716/
Braitte716/
Brethie716/
Bryster714/
Writher713/
Britesh713/
Whriter713/
Brestes713/
Brestet713/
Broette713/
Breathe712/
Brethea712/
Brigyte712/
Broiete712/
Breatte712/
Bruiste711/
Bristey711/
Braater711/
Braiste711/
Bhruite711/
Brittie711/
Brettie711/
Brestte711/
Brijete711/
Bratere711/
Brejita711/
Bretterova711/
Brithez711/
Brojter711/
Braitea711/
Braitej711/
Breetey711/
Braithe710/
Brechte710/
Bruistr710/
Breette710/
Bristir710/
Brethed710/
Brichte710/
Bristte710/
Breustr710/
Bretist710/
Brittey710/
Brestit710/
Brita67962/
Brate67594/
Briti67508/
Breta67473/
Braisted67423/
Brouette67421/
Bryte67324/
Breyette67301/
Bruyette67270/
Breti67247/
Bretaire67156/
Broutier67140/
Brouster6797/
Brayette6770/
Brathier6760/
Brachter6735/
Brächter6730/
Breathet6727/
Breté6724/
Brity6723/
Bristedt6722/
Breasted6713/
Brety6712/
Bristeir679/
Breathed677/
Vreyther675/
Brajette675/
Broiette674/
Breathes672/
Bresstte672/
Brijitte672/
Brauther672/
Brechtje672/
Brattier672/
Brethett671/
Bruiette671/
Brijette671/
Brouther671/
Broyette671/
Bratr671/
Bratther671/
Brayther671/
Bretoire671/
Brijjite671/
Beherete671/
Brittees671/
Brettett670/
Brauster670/
Brattger670/
Breehtte670/
Brechtet670/
Breustir670/
Brestedt670/
Brestead670/
Braistea670/
Brateher670/

Breiter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Breiter in the Russian language
Бреитерbreiter-

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