Breslau Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Breslau Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Breslau (named after King Vratislaw), in Germany, now Wroclaw in Poland.

Breslau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4311:840,97264,213
France2421:274,47442,205
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Israel231:372,07130,321
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
England131:4,286,005132,302
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Breslau (15) may also be a first name.

Breslau Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Breslau (named after King Vratislaw), in Germany, now Wroclaw in Poland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Breslau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breslau (Russian: Бреслау) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breslau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 430,675th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,109,432 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Breslau are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 840,972. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 19 percent reside, New York, where 17 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in France, where 30 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

Breslau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Breslau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breslau surname increased 14,367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Breslau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Breslau last name are 1.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Breslau earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.43% more than the national average, earning $58,005 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bresslau9323/
Bresla9214/
Breslu921/
Breslaues880/
Brelaud86116/
Bretlau8643/
Braslau8642/
Breslas8617/
Brelaut8617/
Breleau865/
Broslau863/
Breslla860/
Brela83644/
Brelu8360/
Bresilla8059/
Breslash8035/
Breslout8012/
Breliaud8011/
Breslach801/
Brislaue800/
Brisleau800/
Breslauhova785/
Brelaz77659/
Brejla77192/
Brelea7776/
Brelay7773/
Brelia7766/
Breula7758/
Brelat7744/
Breslo7728/
Brasla7725/
Breila7725/
Brelas7720/
Breyla7713/
Briela7710/
Brisla771/
Breela771/
Breelu771/
Breleu771/
Brelga770/
Breillaud756/
Bressilla750/
Breglia711,425/
Bresley71278/
Breitlauch71111/
Braszlu7127/
Breloux719/
Brelais718/
Braslia715/
Breulla712/
Brealut711/
Brijlau711/
Brazlau711/
Brislay711/
Breslei711/
Brealia711/
Braslay710/
Bresloe710/
Breslee710/
Braslou710/
Bryla671,128/
Brila67526/
Breillat67355/
Breasley67206/
Brelo67133/
Brecilla67122/
Breillad6774/
Brilhaut6727/
Bricella6725/
Brýla6719/
Vrela6712/
Brilhaus679/
Brezilla674/
Bressley673/
Bresello672/
Brisilla672/
Breilhat672/
Brazella671/
Brosella671/
Broesley671/
Britella671/
Breazela671/
Bregella671/
Bregilla671/
Brehella671/
Breła671/
Bruislay670/
Brigella670/
Brislais670/
Breesley670/
Brilu670/
Briesley670/

Breslau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Breslau in the Russian language
Бреслауbreslau-

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