Bressau Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bressau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bressau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1011:797,08458,657
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Bressau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bressau occurs most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bressau.

How Common Is The Last Name Bressau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,683,218th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Bressau live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 797,084. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 17 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Croatia, where 3 percent are found.

Bressau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bressau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bressaud9372/
Bresseau9352/
Bressa921,276/
Bresau9221/
Breasseau881/
Bresseaut881/
Breisseau880/
Bressat86107/
Bressou8659/
Bressue8638/
Bryssau8614/
Bressas867/
Braessa865/
Brissau864/
Brossau863/
Breseau862/
Bressea862/
Bressay862/
Bresaud861/
Brassau861/
Bressad861/
Bresauz860/
Breshau860/
Bresa83565/
Bresu831/
Brissaud802,087/
Bressoud80616/
Bressoux80110/
Bressoue8085/
Bressous8039/
Brissaut8022/
Bresseas8017/
Bressais802/
Breuseau800/
Breazu773,435/
Brossa771,448/
Bresso77910/
Breusa77172/
Brissa77124/
Bresaz7751/
Breisa7751/
Bresas7747/
Brassa7746/
Breesa7737/
Bresha7733/
Bresia7719/
Brasau7712/
Brossu7712/
Bresou7711/
Breßau778/
Brisau777/
Bhresa773/
Brejsa773/
Bretsa772/
Brzesa772/
Bresat771/
Brezsa771/
Braesa771/
Bresea770/
Brissault75258/
Brisseaux7528/
Brisseaud7523/
Brescheau7514/
Broisseau753/
Bressouet751/
Brisseaus751/
Breissach750/
Brassah71779/
Brassai71476/
Brassea71357/
Bressie71283/
Bressot71159/
Brossay71152/
Brissat71132/
Brissay7174/
Bresous7170/
Brisseault7161/
Breseus7149/
Bresoux7146/
Brezaiu7136/
Bresach7122/
Brassay7122/
Bressey7120/
Briceau7116/
Brissae7114/
Bresatz719/
Brissou718/
Brezeau716/
Brescha714/
Breseia714/
Brossea712/
Breshay712/
Bressoh712/
Bresaad711/
Breshea711/
Bressee711/
Bresult711/
Brosseu711/
Brassza711/
Breasia711/
Breesha711/
Breisha711/
Breshou711/
Bretsas711/
Brizeau711/
Brisgau711/
Brissah711/
Brehysa711/
Briesha710/
Briseau710/
Brashau710/
Bredsup710/
Bresost710/
Breza671,792/
Brasa671,088/
Brisa67775/
Brosa67715/
Breso67636/
Breysach67251/
Brasu67108/
Brosu6777/
Breisach6775/
Brisu6773/
Brissash6733/
Bresó6719/
Brexa6718/
Brissach6718/
Bredshou6716/
Breszach6713/
Brechaud6712/
Breisath6711/
Wresa675/
Brösa675/
Brysa674/
Breša674/
Brzeszah673/
Breschah673/
Bresheas672/
Brisseux672/
Breshaya671/
Brisceau671/
Brisseua671/
Brasseue671/
Breishat671/
Breyscha671/
Brezu671/
Brissoux671/
Breshais670/
Breichau670/

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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 Bressau
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