Breitwisch Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Breitwisch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breitwisch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Breitwisch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breitwisch is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breitwisch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Breitwisch occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Breitwisch are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 35 percent live, Michigan, where 33 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live.

Breitwisch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Breitwisch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breitwisch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Breitwisch surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Breitwisch earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bretwisch9528/
Breitwish957/
Breitwich951/
Breitwise848/
Breitweise801/
Brietwiesh801/
Bradwisch7463/
Braidwish740/
Brithwaith701/
Braithwaith6719/
Bradwish677/
Brytwicz671/
Bredwist670/
Bradwich670/

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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 Breitwisch
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