Bretenbach Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Bretenbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretenbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Bretenbach Last Name Facts

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

Bretenbach is found most frequently in Brazil. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Bretenbach click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretenbach? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Bretenbach live; 60 percent live in South America and 40 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname Bretenbach is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Bretenbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bretenbach has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Bretenbach
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