Brether Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brether Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brether Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Brether Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brether is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brether? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Brether live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Brether is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 83 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent are found. Other than Germany Brether occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Brether Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brether has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brether surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brether Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breither9391/
Breyther9334/
Breather939/
Bretheur931/
Brethier931/
Braether931/
Breter92325/
Brethe92113/
Brechther881/
Brother867,382/
Breiter863,152/
Brethes861,171/
Brester861,158/
Bretter86180/
Breyter8687/
Brather8654/
Bräther8639/
Breuter8634/
Brieter8633/
Brethet8625/
Brethez8622/
Bröther8616/
Brither8610/
Braeter8610/
Brejter868/
Brethie866/
Bretier863/
Breathe862/
Brethea862/
Breteur861/
Broeter860/
Brethed860/
Brete83471/
Brothier801,059/
Brechter80274/
Breister80160/
Brathier8060/
Breathet8027/
Breithee8020/
Breitter8015/
Breathed807/
Vreyther805/
Briteher804/
Braetter802/
Breathes802/
Breaster801/
Brethett801/
Bratther801/
Brayther801/
Brettger801/
Brotther801/
Brettier801/
Brithier801/
Breshter800/
Braither800/
Brestter800/
Bresster800/
Brateher800/
Brette771,720/
Breite77651/
Bretes77596/
Brater77301/
Bretey77301/
Bretez77242/
Bretet77177/
Bretea7785/
Bröter7771/
Breste7739/
Bretge7726/
Bräter7726/
Briter7723/
Bretha7717/
Breted7714/
Bretie7711/
Broter778/
Wreter777/
Bretee773/
Brythe772/
Briete772/
Brithe772/
Brethé772/
Breete771/
Brethy771/
Breute771/
Bhrete771/
Bretre770/
Breathett7581/
Broithier751/
Breishter751/
Brejszter751/
Brister717,941/
Brettes71447/
Bratter71303/
Britter71202/
Brotier7164/
Braiter7161/
Brotter7155/
Brajter7143/
Briette7141/
Bradter7123/
Brithes7119/
Brätter7119/
Bretterová7112/
Breiterová7111/
Bratier7110/
Bräster7110/
Brayter717/
Breitha717/
Brèthes715/
Bryster714/
Writher713/
Brestes713/
Brestet713/
Breetha712/
Breatte712/
Braater711/
Brettie711/
Brestte711/
Breites711/
Breiteh711/
Breitez711/
Bretterova711/
Bretysh711/
Brithez711/
Britier711/
Brojter711/
Brêthes711/
Breetey711/
Braithe710/
Brechte710/
Britert710/
Breette710/
Breited710/
Brethid710/
Brethis710/
Brottier67499/
Breta67473/
Breti67247/
Bretaire67156/
Bruister67131/
Brichter6762/
Brächter6730/
Breté6724/
Breasted6713/
Brety6712/
Bridtter675/
Bresstte672/
Bretisch672/
Brechtje672/
Brattier672/
Brisster671/
Brestich671/
Bretoire671/
Beherete671/
Brettett670/
Braister670/
Bristter670/
Breehtte670/
Brechtet670/
Brestedt670/
Brestead670/
Brittier670/
Brothoir670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brether
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