Bretel Surname

348,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Bretel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9731:68,2669,462
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Bolivia71:1,516,6336,309
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England61:9,286,343223,652
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey191:2,731446
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Brétel (2) are calculated separately.

Bretel (10) may also be a first name.

Bretel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bretel (Russian: Бретель) is found most frequently in France. It may occur as: Brétel. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bretel.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bretel is the 348,836th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,960,407 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Bretel are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Bretel is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 10 people.

The surname Bretel is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 973 people, or 1 in 68,266. In France it is most common in: Brittany, where 24 percent live, Île-de-France, where 22 percent live and Normandy, where 13 percent live. Excluding France this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Bretel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bretel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bretel surname rose 171 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bretel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bretel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 80.12% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,916 per year and in United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brétel942/
Brestel92627/
Breitel92424/
Brettel92282/
Brethel9249/
Breutel9221/
Bretell9214/
Breytel928/
Brietel921/
Bretl91585/
Brettell861,735/
Brechtel861,724/
Breithel8646/
Brethell860/
Briehtel860/
Breistel860/
Britel835,908/
Brotel83262/
Bratel83205/
Brettl83158/
Brehel8356/
Brecel8339/
Bresel8333/
Brietl8327/
Breßel8321/
Bretil835/
Brötel833/
Breele832/
Brytel832/
Bret'l831/
Brethl831/
Bretelova804/
Bretttell801/
Breschtel801/
Breichtel800/
Bressel771,608/
Brechel7797/
Brechtl7782/
Bristel7779/
Breelle7774/
Britell7769/
Bratell7761/
Bresell7756/
Brothel7752/
Breisel7720/
Brottel7718/
Wretell7715/
Brötell778/
Brattel776/
Brotell775/
Brotiel775/
Braitel774/
Brittel773/
Brahtel772/
Bresztl771/
Brödtel771/
Wrettel770/
Brathel770/
Breil732,299/
Brhel73946/
Breul73843/
Breal73340/
Breyl73208/
Bratl7375/
Brejl7348/
Brele7328/
Britl735/
Brittell71307/
Brishtel71248/
Brechelt7175/
Breistøl7167/
Breschel7149/
Bresseel7139/
Bryshtel7121/
Brithell7118/
Bristell7115/
Breistål7110/
Bretlová717/
Bressell715/
Braithel715/
Brattell714/
Brysztel712/
Bresselt711/
Bristeld711/
Bhristel711/
Brechell711/
Brothell711/
Breistöl711/
Breichtl710/
Bresseld710/
Breszell710/
Bresil671,233/
Brelle67578/
Breilh67157/
Bresle67103/
Bräsel6794/
Bricel6757/
Brettlová6745/
Breuhl6744/
Breull6735/
Breall6725/
Brisel6725/
Breihl6710/
Brealt6710/
Brittl678/
Bradtl675/
Brehle673/
Breale672/
Britil672/
Vritel672/
Breisl672/
Breilø672/
Brejle671/
Breyle671/
Bristl671/
Brreal671/
Breahl671/
Breile671/
Brothoell670/
Breathill670/
Breill670/

Bretel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bretel in the Russian language
Бретельbretel-

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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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  • 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 Bretel
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