Bretnall Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Bretnall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretnall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia591:457,55435,515
England381:1,466,26563,675
United States251:14,498,357517,445
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bretnall Last Name Facts

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

Bretnall is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretnall? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,612,213th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Bretnall occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 49 percent of Bretnall live; 49 percent live in Australasia and 49 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Bretnall is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 457,554. In Australia it is most numerous in: Queensland, where 31 percent live, New South Wales, where 29 percent live and Western Australia, where 22 percent live. Apart from Australia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Bretnall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bretnall has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bretnall surname expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bretnall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bretnall are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Bretnall earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.89% more than the national average, earning $54,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brietnall941/
Brenall930/
Bretnal930/
Britnall8816/
Brenhall880/
Bretnale880/
Brenal8611/
Bresnal8014/
Brengal805/
Brenalt804/
Britnal802/
Bratnal801/
Brignall75647/
Brinhall756/
Brenault751/
Bremhall750/
Brenol7135/
Brinal714/
Brainhall710/
Brynal710/
Brignal6741/
Brynald6713/
Bringal675/
Brenhol672/
Bhrinal672/
Brienol672/
Bruynal671/
Brenold671/
Bregnol671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Bretnall
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