Breitwieser Surname

187,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Breitwieser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breitwieser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2951:62,1667,982
Austria4591:18,5522,864
United States4431:818,19262,826
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
France101:6,642,272293,169
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Breitwieser Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breitwieser is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breitwieser? popularity and diffusion

It is the 187,866th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,236,033 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Breitwieser reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,295 people, or 1 in 62,166. In Germany Breitwieser is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 58 percent reside, Bavaria, where 12 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Breitwieser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breitwieser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breitwieser surname rose 751 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breitwieser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Breitwieser surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Breitwieser earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $45,865 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $50,760 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Breitwieser
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