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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Breiter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Breiter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Breiter (Russian: Бреитер) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Breiter.
How Common Is The Last Name Breiter? popularity and diffusion
The last name Breiter is the 141,381st most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,312,039 people. Breiter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Breiter reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,861 people, or 1 in 43,259. In Germany Breiter is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 21 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Switzerland, where 6 percent are found.
Breiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Breiter has changed through the years. 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 bearing the Breiter last name are 12.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.65% registered to vote for 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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