Breitow Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Breitow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breitow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Breitow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breitow occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breitow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Breitow are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Breitow is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,822,358. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent live. Apart from Denmark Breitow is found in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Britow92127/
Bretow9225/
Brittow8658/
Brithow860/
Breithof8012/
Breitoft803/
Bristoow801/
Bristows800/
Braistow800/
Britov771,096/
Bretov778/
Brytow775/
Breithoff7572/
Breitgoff7534/
Breithopf751/
Britova71851/
Brastow7152/
Brestov7124/
Breytov716/
Bristov713/
Bretova713/
Brittov712/
Bristof711/
Brattow711/
Britovs711/
Bristaw710/
Broitof710/
Bredtoft67146/
Brestoff6718/
Breituft675/
Brettova673/
Brihtova671/
Brethova671/
Brietova671/
Breytova671/
Brithoff670/
Brethoft670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Breitow
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