Bretaña Surname

160,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bretaña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,5141:40,2706,300
Spain1451:322,42818,998
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

The alternate forms: Bretana (281) are calculated separately.

Bretaña (17) may also be a first name.

Bretaña Last Name Facts

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

Bretaña is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Bretana. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretaña? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bretaña is the 160,228th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,677,276 people. The surname Bretaña occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Bretaña are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,514 people, or 1 in 40,270. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 49 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 14 percent reside and Northern Mindanao, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 5 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Bretaña
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