Breto Surname

138,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Breto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela2,1021:14,3691,182
Cuba5881:19,5961,251
Spain2341:199,79513,704
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
India161:47,941,586492,263
France141:4,744,480251,814
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Panama61:652,04310,051
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Bretó (3) are calculated separately.

Breto (24) may also be a first name.

Breto Last Name Facts

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

Breto (Marathi: ेटो, Russian: Брето) is borne by more people in Venezuela than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Bretó. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Breto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,566th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,256,905 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Breto reside; 66 percent reside in South America and 65 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Breto is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Venezuela, where it is borne by 2,102 people, or 1 in 14,369. In Venezuela it is primarily found in: Carabobo, where 47 percent reside, Aragua, where 33 percent reside and Guárico, where 4 percent reside. Beside Venezuela Breto exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Cuba, where 18 percent reside and Spain, where 7 percent reside.

Breto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breto last name expanded 1,933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Breto surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Breto surname are 30.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84% being registered with the political party.

Breto earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,695 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bretó933/
Bretto91593/
Bretos91483/
Bretou91280/
Broeto91161/
Bretoi9191/
Bretot9163/
Breito9145/
Brieto9125/
Bresto9115/
Brreto9111/
Breato914/
Breeto912/
Bretho911/
Brejto911/
Broetto831,221/
Bretous83369/
Bretout83127/
Bretoux83108/
Brestot8311/
Bretosh839/
Brettos837/
Breetto833/
Brestos831/
Brretto831/
Bretois831/
Brethot831/
Brethou831/
Brito80713,774/
Broto804,479/
Vreto801,124/
Breta80473/
Bryto809/
Brethous77295/
Brethoux77120/
Brethost771/
Brethout770/
Britos7335,377/
Britto7321,794/
Brotto734,418/
Bretas733,208/
Bristo73596/
Braito73437/
Bretta73391/
Brieta73251/
Britoz73227/
Bratoi73225/
Vretos73142/
Brejta7383/
Bresta7382/
Bretau7379/
Bratto7371/
Britou7370/
Vretou7360/
Brioto7330/
Breita7323/
Britho7322/
Breyta7321/
Vretto7320/
Bretha7317/
Britoo7315/
Brotoj7313/
Bratoy738/
Bratho736/
Broito736/
Brrito736/
Bretaa735/
Britoa734/
Britoh734/
Britoi733/
Brotho733/
Breata732/
Brotoň732/
Brătoi732/
Braato732/
Breeta731/
Britop731/
Brayto731/
Brrato731/
Brodto731/
Braeta731/
Bretah731/
Bratuo731/
Brotuo731/
Broeta730/
Brotou730/
Breithopf711/
Breathous710/
Vrettos672,348/
Bristot672,076/
Vrettou671,201/
Bretaud671,002/
Brittos67313/
Briotto67217/
Brettas67198/
Brestas6778/
Brestaz6738/
Brichto6728/
Brestad6716/
Bresztó6711/
Bristos6710/
Brethau6710/
Brattou679/
D'Brito678/
Brechta678/
Breitha677/
Bretaus676/
Bristou675/
Breshta674/
Brittoo673/
Britout673/
Breitas673/
Bretaut673/
Brittoz673/
Breetha672/
Brittoa671/
Wrettos671/
Brestau671/
Bretaux671/
Brytoch671/
Brettah671/
Bristto671/
Brahato671/

Breto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Breto in the Marathi language
ेटोeto-
Breto in the Russian language
Бретоbreto-

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Breto Reference & Research

Brereton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Brereton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Breto
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