Brethouwer Surname

593,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Brethouwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brethouwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3761:44,9137,634
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Brethouwer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brethouwer occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brethouwer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 593,568th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 13,881,040 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Brethouwer are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Brethouwer is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 44,913. In The Netherlands Brethouwer is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 46 percent are found, North Holland, where 23 percent are found and Overijssel, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Brethouwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brethouwer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,663 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brethouwer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brethouwer last name are 37.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

Brethouwer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.32% less than the national average, earning $40,852 USD per year.

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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 Brethouwer
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