Brettel Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brettel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brettel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1441:559,06646,014
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
England141:3,979,861125,553
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Brettel Last Name Facts

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

Brettel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brettel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brettel is the 933,049th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Brettel reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 559,066. In Germany Brettel is most common in: Bavaria, where 44 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 26 percent reside and Berlin, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Brettel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brettel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brettel last name increased 713 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brettel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brettel surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

Brettel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.7% less than the national average, earning $33,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brettell931,735/
Bretel921,047/
Brettl92158/
Bretttell881/
Brestel86627/
Breitel86424/
Brethel8649/
Breutel8621/
Brottel8618/
Bretell8614/
Breytel868/
Brattel866/
Brittel863/
Brietel861/
Wrettel860/
Bretl83585/
Brechtel801,724/
Brittell80307/
Breithel8046/
Brattell804/
Breistel800/
Briehtel800/
Brethell800/
Britel775,908/
Brotel77262/
Bratel77205/
Brehel7756/
Brecel7739/
Bresel7733/
Brietl7727/
Breßel7721/
Brittl778/
Bretil775/
Brötel773/
Brytel772/
Brétel772/
Breele772/
Brethl771/
Bret'l771/
Brettlová7545/
Bretelova754/
Breschtel751/
Breichtel750/
Bressel711,608/
Brechel7197/
Brechtl7182/
Bristel7179/
Breelle7174/
Britell7169/
Bratell7161/
Bresell7156/
Brothel7152/
Breisel7120/
Wretell7115/
Brötell718/
Brotiel715/
Brotell715/
Braitel714/
Brahtel712/
Bresztl711/
Brödtel711/
Brathel710/
Breil672,299/
Brhel67946/
Breul67843/
Breal67340/
Brishtel67248/
Breyl67208/
Bratl6775/
Brechelt6775/
Breistøl6767/
Breschel6749/
Brejl6748/
Bresseel6739/
Brele6728/
Bryshtel6721/
Brithell6718/
Bristell6715/
Breistål6710/
Bretlová677/
Bressell675/
Britl675/
Braithel675/
Brysztel672/
Brothell671/
Bresselt671/
Bristeld671/
Bhristel671/
Breistöl671/
Brechell671/
Breichtl670/
Bresseld670/
Breszell670/
Britlett670/

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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
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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 Brettel
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