Bretney Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Bretney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Saint Lucia441:4,063581
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England91:6,190,895170,599
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Bretney (57) may also be a first name.

Bretney Last Name Facts

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

Bretney is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretney? popularity and diffusion

Bretney is the 1,551,568th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Bretney live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bretney is also the 1,308,380th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 57 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 56 percent live, Arizona, where 17 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Saint Lucia, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Bretney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bretney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bretney surname grew 237 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bretney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bretney are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bretney earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.43% more than the national average, earning $48,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning $55,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breatney931/
Breney92199/
Bretne9265/
Bretny921/
Bretner86170/
Britney8695/
Bratney8647/
Bresney8647/
Breeney8644/
Brehney869/
Brettne868/
Brenehy861/
Brytney860/
Bretnay860/
Brene83965/
Breny83173/
Breitner801,759/
Brettner80556/
Brestner802/
Bretinne801/
Brittney801/
Brenes7752,009/
Brener774,715/
Briney771,800/
Breyne771,422/
Brenet771,255/
Breene77467/
Brenez77428/
Briene77343/
Breine77242/
Brenay77130/
Brenøe77105/
Brenie7760/
Brenyo7747/
Breune7731/
Brehne7729/
Brenuy7722/
Bratne7720/
Bresne7717/
Brenoe7717/
Brhene7712/
Brenje7712/
Brenhe7710/
Bratny776/
Breane774/
Brenge774/
Brenee773/
Wretne773/
Britny772/
Brenyh772/
Britne771/
Breany771/
Bregne771/
Bretna771/
Bretni771/
Brenye771/
Brenei771/
Breeny770/
Brenae770/
Brieny770/
Bryney770/
Brettenny7588/
Breithner751/
Breittner751/
Bretneitz750/
Brechtner750/
Breiner713,627/
Breheny712,534/
Britner71979/
Breneus71420/
Brotnei71349/
Breines71323/
Brenych71313/
Breyner71234/
Bresner71160/
Breneis71105/
Brytner7168/
Breehne7165/
Brenett7125/
Brenets7123/
Bresnee7117/
Breynes7115/
Bresnay7114/
Bregner7113/
Brittny7112/
Bratnyi7111/
Breanes7110/
Wretner7110/
Bryttne7110/
Breener719/
Brenesh719/
Bresnei718/
Britnee714/
Breanye714/
Brainey713/
Brigney713/
Breneer713/
Breness712/
Britnay712/
Braatne712/
Britnet712/
Breynne712/
Brittne712/
Breunie712/
Breanne712/
Brenhay712/
Breinei711/
Brenaye711/
Brinoey711/
Britnae711/
Brenher711/
Bristne711/
Bregnes711/
Breijne711/
Breanie711/
Brattne711/
Brenyia711/
Brenyoh711/
Britnez711/
Brätner711/
Breittnner711/
Braytne711/
Breenes710/
Brytnee710/
Brytnie710/
Britnie710/
Writney710/
Breaner710/
Breinny710/
Brioney710/
Brihney710/
Bruiney710/
Bresnhe710/
Breenet710/
Brisney710/
Brine674,424/
Brena673,961/
Bryne671,540/
Brittner67788/
Briny67142/
Breisnes6788/
Braitner6751/
Breesnee6737/
Breni6733/
Breisner6716/
Bröttner6715/
Vrene6713/
Brène6712/
Brené6712/
Bräne6710/
Brittnie678/
Breinych677/
Brittnay676/
Brenh676/
Brättner676/
Bristner674/
Breineer674/
Brittnee673/
Brenesch673/
Brehenes673/
Breitnau673/
Breinner672/
Breahnea672/
Brehenny671/
Bretnach671/
Breigner671/
Breinech671/
Bretnatt671/
Breynych671/
Britnnie671/
Brittnea671/
Bratniya671/
Breñe671/
Brithner671/
Bryttner671/
Brhenner671/
Breihner670/
Braittny670/
Brinheys670/
Bryny670/

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