Breivold Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Breivold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breivold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway871:59,1078,442
Wales131:238,04114,239
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Breivold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breivold occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breivold? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,691,963rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Breivold live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Breivold is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 59,107. In Norway it is most frequent in: Central Norway, where 49 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 39 percent live and Southern Norway, where 7 percent live. Besides Norway this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Breivold Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Breivold earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning 335,412 kr per year and in United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brevold9325/
Breivoll8871/
Breivald8812/
Bretvold8810/
Breiveld888/
Breiveldt824/
Brivald808/
Brevald804/
Brewold803/
Broivol801/
Bravold801/
Breveld801/
Brisvol800/
Bratvold75681/
Breeveld75385/
Øvrevold7523/
Breiwald7511/
Braavold757/
Briswold753/
Brevotel751/
Brevoolt750/
Breval711,933/
Brival71947/
Brattvold712/
Breyveldt711/
Brechwold711/
Bravol711/
Brioual67286/
Breuval6735/
Brijval6710/
Brivall678/
Brewald677/
Bryvald674/
Britval673/
Brewohl671/
Brebohl671/
Brieval671/
Brisval671/

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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 Breivold
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