Bretschneider Surname

56,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bretschneider Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretschneider Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,6871:10,4731,317
United States5511:657,82052,659
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Austria991:86,01412,782
Czechia601:177,22426,394
Israel571:150,13415,774
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Australia551:490,83137,357
Canada511:722,46357,796
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
Sweden221:447,58032,003
France191:3,495,933219,029
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England51:11,143,612252,590
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Bretschneider Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bretschneider is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretschneider? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bretschneider is the 56,587th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 813,615 people. The last name Bretschneider is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Bretschneider live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 7,687 people, or 1 in 10,473. In Germany Bretschneider is most common in: Saxony, where 44 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Other than Germany Bretschneider occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Bretschneider Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bretschneider has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bretschneider Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bretschneider last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bretschneider are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bretschneider earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $46,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.44% less than the national average, earning $42,508 CAD per year.

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