Bretano Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Germany

Bretano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bretano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bretano is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretano? popularity and diffusion

Bretano is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Bretano reside; 48 percent reside in South America and 43 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 80 percent are found, Mato Grosso, where 10 percent are found and Paraná, where 10 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breutano930/
Bretana86281/
Britano860/
Bretanha80301/
Bretagna8027/
Bristano805/
Bretanaa801/
Breatana801/
Brittano801/
Bretaina801/
Bretahna801/
Brettagna7531/
Brethanha751/
Bretagnaa751/
Brittaino751/
Britana7118/
Bretona7115/
Bretonnoux712/
Britagna6712/
Brytanau671/
Britanna670/
Brittana670/
Bretonneau59398/
Bretonnaud5910/
Britaña57359/
Britonga5329/
Brittona531/
Brittainhast531/
Brritonga50197/

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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 Bretano
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