Breithaupt Surname

107,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Breithaupt Surname Definition:

And Breitkopf (German), Broad or Big head. (variant: Kops.)

Breithaupt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2281:36,1344,789
United States1,6981:213,46220,827
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Switzerland781:105,29411,128
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
England491:1,137,10353,999
France351:1,897,792163,564
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Breithaupt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

And Breitkopf (German), Broad or Big head. (variant: Kops.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Breithaupt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Breithaupt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Breithaupt is most common in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breithaupt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Breithaupt is the 107,505th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,678,771 people. The last name Breithaupt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Breithaupt are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Breithaupt is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,228 people, or 1 in 36,134. In Germany Breithaupt is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 40 percent live, Hesse, where 12 percent live and Thuringia, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Breithaupt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breithaupt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Breithaupt surname expanded 1,530 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breithaupt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Breithaupt are 12.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Breithaupt earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $47,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.94% more than the national average, earning $78,470 CAD per year.

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