Breten Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Breten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania471:427,18934,091
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Breten (19) may also be a first name.

Breten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breten is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. Breten is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Breten live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 427,189. In Romania Breten is mostly found in: Prahova County, where 91 percent live, Bacău County, where 2 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 2 percent live. Barring Romania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 7 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Breten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breten last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breiten92321/
Bretten92131/
Brethen9291/
Bresten9214/
Breeten923/
Breaten922/
Brieten920/
Bretend920/
Breuten920/
Bretn9192/
Breathen8618/
Breisten862/
Breiteng861/
Breitien861/
Bretheen861/
Brechten861/
Bretin832,373/
Broten83951/
Breene83467/
Braten83202/
Bretne8365/
Briten8355/
Bretyn8346/
Bresen837/
Vreten833/
Bretín831/
Bretön831/
Breßen831/
Wreten830/
Bryten830/
Breastend800/
Britten779,079/
Braaten775,505/
Bratten771,992/
Brettin77530/
Brothen77263/
Breting7798/
Bressen7791/
Brotten7786/
Breehne7765/
Brestin7752/
Bristen7743/
Brathen7741/
Brresen7738/
Bresien7735/
Brettne778/
Breesen777/
Børesen777/
Britien775/
Brysten773/
Brechen772/
Brithen772/
Breitem772/
Bretina772/
Breitng771/
Breseen771/
Bresenk771/
Brraten771/
Breacen771/
Brehend771/
Braiten771/
Wrethen771/
Bresent771/
Brettyn771/
Breysen771/
Breştin771/
Breitin771/
Brotien771/
Brayten770/
Broyten770/
Breheng770/
Brateen770/
Bresend770/
Brettem770/
Breisen770/
Broteen770/
Brene73965/
Brean73955/
Breun73396/
Brein73392/
Breyn73238/
Brenh736/
Brhen734/
Brytn731/
Brotn731/
Breñe731/
Børresen712,141/
Braathen711,826/
Brecheen71649/
Bretting71600/
Brishten71569/
Breiting71336/
Bruisten71208/
Bryshten7163/
Bruysten7143/
Bressend7111/
Breechen713/
Brechenn712/
Brittien712/
Brettina712/
Brittaen711/
Braateen711/
Braatten711/
Brottien711/
Breschen711/
Bretinne711/
Breyssen711/
Bryszten711/
Brescent710/
Breeting710/
Breesing710/
Broisten710/
Braithen710/
Breant672,163/
Breyne671,422/
Bresin67386/
Brehyn67356/
Bruijsten67242/
Breine67242/
Brechting67185/
Brotin67180/
Vrehen67134/
Bratin67125/
Britin67108/
Brenøe67105/
Breand6783/
Bricen6769/
Bräsen6745/
Brisen6737/
Breanc6727/
Breang6722/
Brecin6720/
Bresne6717/
Breßem6714/
Bratyn6713/
Brhene6712/
Breann6710/
Brenhe6710/
Wretin678/
Bresyn677/
Brotén676/
Brycen675/
Breane674/
Breing673/
Wretne673/
Britem673/
Brysen672/
Bresem672/
Breynk672/
Brétin672/
Brytin672/
Bremhe671/
Brischten671/
Brittn671/
Breinn671/
Vretenova671/
Bregne671/
Brotyn671/
Breint671/
Breisåsen671/
Brenhs671/
Brzhen671/
Vretyn671/
Writen670/
Breitting670/
Breunn670/
Breihn670/
Breeching670/
Brithn670/
Bristn670/

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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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  • 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 Breten
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