Bretag Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Bretag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4491:60,1247,285
Germany3261:246,94926,884
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
England71:7,959,723202,100
Wales61:515,75523,171
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Bretag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bretag is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretag? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 391,801st most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Bretag live; 50 percent live in Australasia and 50 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most common in Australia, where it is held by 449 people, or 1 in 60,124. In Australia Bretag is primarily concentrated in: South Australia, where 45 percent live, New South Wales, where 24 percent live and Queensland, where 14 percent live. Not including Australia Bretag exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Bretag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bretag has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bretag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bretag last name are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.17% registered with the party.

Bretag earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.15% less than the national average, earning $39,201 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breitag92264/
Bratag831/
Brothag7732/
Brestak7731/
Wrethag7712/
Bratagh771/
Bretaux771/
Vreytag771/
Bretack771/
Breteaux71135/
Brathaug71114/
Breiteig7175/
Brethack7141/
Brethaux7112/
Brestaux711/
Brotac67275/
Bresteaux6752/
Bratak6742/
Breithack6713/
Britak6712/
Brytak679/
Bretoc673/
Brotak673/
Bretteaux671/
Vretak671/
Bresthack670/

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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 Bretag
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