Bretin Surname

179,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bretin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,2481:29,5473,615
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

The alternate forms: Brétin (2) & Bretín (1) are calculated separately.

Bretin (15) may also be a first name.

Bretin Last Name Facts

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

Bretin (Russian: Бретин) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Brétin or Bretín. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretin? popularity and diffusion

Bretin is the 179,724th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,071,027 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Bretin reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Bretin is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 15 people.

The surname Bretin is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 2,248 people, or 1 in 29,547. In France Bretin is most frequent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 29 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 24 percent live and Île-de-France, where 14 percent live. Besides France this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Bretin Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bretin earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26% more than the national average, earning $62,599 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brétin942/
Bretín941/
Brettin92530/
Breting9298/
Brestin9252/
Bretina922/
Breştin921/
Breitin921/
Brein91392/
Bretn9192/
Bretting86600/
Breiting86336/
Brettina862/
Breitien861/
Bretinne861/
Breeting860/
Bresin83386/
Breine83242/
Brotin83180/
Bratin83125/
Britin83108/
Bretne8365/
Breten8357/
Bretyn8346/
Brecin8320/
Wretin838/
Breing833/
Brytin832/
Breinn831/
Breint831/
Bretön831/
Breihn830/
Brechting80185/
Breitting800/
Brechin77966/
Brittin77950/
Brattin77735/
Breiten77321/
Bressin77152/
Bretten77131/
Brethen7791/
Bresien7735/
Briting7727/
Breggin7725/
Britina7714/
Bresten7714/
Bresing7711/
Britink7710/
Brettne778/
Bristin777/
Brition777/
Brottin776/
Britien775/
Wreting775/
Breeten773/
Briotin773/
Breaten772/
Breitng771/
Brettim771/
Brytina771/
Brathin771/
Hbrotin771/
Breijne771/
Brettyn771/
Bréting771/
Brithin771/
Braitin771/
Brituin771/
Brotien771/
Braatin770/
Brieten770/
Braytin770/
Bretend770/
Breisen770/
Breuten770/
Brain7318,146/
Bruin737,686/
Brine734,424/
Broin731,168/
Brene73965/
Brean73955/
Breun73396/
Breyn73238/
Breim7371/
Brinh7317/
Brenh736/
Brhen734/
Brhin734/
Vrein732/
Brytn731/
Brotn731/
Brijn731/
Britting71874/
Brittijn71129/
Brittion71125/
Brysting7153/
Bressing7122/
Breathen7118/
Bristing7111/
Breising7111/
Brytting7111/
Breschin714/
Brittien712/
Breisten712/
Breiteng711/
Bretheen711/
Wresting711/
Brechten711/
Brottien711/
Breinová711/
Brittina710/
Wretting710/
Breesing710/
Bruijn672,713/
Breant672,163/
Braine671,567/
Breyne671,422/
Broten67951/
Breene67467/
Brysin67385/
Brehyn67356/
Bressinck67237/
Braten67202/
Bresching67143/
Brenøe67105/
Bruine67103/
Breand6783/
Bricen6769/
Broine6756/
Briten6755/
Bräsen6745/
Braint6744/
Brisen6737/
Breanc6727/
Braind6726/
Breang6722/
Bruing6722/
Bresne6717/
Braing6713/
Bratyn6713/
Brisin6712/
Brhene6712/
Breann6710/
Brenhe6710/
Bhroin678/
Broing678/
Bresyn677/
Bresen677/
Båreim677/
Brotén676/
Brycen675/
Breane674/
Wretne673/
Vreten673/
Bresim673/
Bruint673/
Brysen672/
Breynk672/
Bhrain672/
Brycin671/
Brittingh671/
Brittinth671/
Brittn671/
Broinn671/
Bruinn671/
Bregne671/
Brotyn671/
Breisåsen671/
Brenhs671/
Breßen671/
Brhing671/
Bricin671/
Brzhen671/
Britim671/
Vretyn671/
Breunn670/
Wreten670/
Broint670/
Breastend670/
Breeching670/
Brithn670/
Bristn670/
Bryten670/
Braihn670/

Bretin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bretin in the Russian language
Бретинbretin-

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Footnotes

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