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

Breitwieser is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breitwieser? popularity and diffusion

The surname Breitwieser is the 187,866th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,236,033 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Breitwieser live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 1,295 people, or 1 in 62,166. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 58 percent are found, Bavaria, where 12 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Breitwieser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Breitwieser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Breitwieser last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for 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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