Bretonneau Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bretonneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretonneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3941:168,58626,233
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Bretonneau Last Name Facts

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

Bretonneau is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretonneau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 728,955th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. Bretonneau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Bretonneau reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 168,586. In France Bretonneau is mostly found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 39 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 21 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 20 percent are found. Other than France Bretonneau exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 1 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Bretonneau
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