Breitig Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Breitig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breitig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Breitig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breitig is found most in Germany. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breitig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Breitig is the 4,427,875th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Breitig live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Breitig is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany Breitig is primarily found in: Saxony, where 83 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live and Hamburg, where 6 percent live. Apart from Germany Breitig exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent live and Spain, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breiteig9375/
Breistig9327/
Britig922/
Brittig8673/
Brettig8671/
Bruettig808/
Britik77246/
Bratig7721/
Breteg770/
Brattig71183/
Brestic7114/
Brietic714/
Brestik712/
Brittik711/
Bretick710/
Bratteig6710/
Breiteck672/
Britiske671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Breitig
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