Bretter Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Bretter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Austria271:315,38635,058
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bretter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bretter (Russian: Бреттер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bretter is the 1,272,314th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Bretter occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Bretter are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Bretter is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States Bretter is primarily found in: New York, where 57 percent live, California, where 19 percent live and Connecticut, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent live and Austria, where 15 percent live.

Bretter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bretter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bretter surname increased 2,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bretter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bretter last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bretter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.47% less than the national average, earning R 110,568 per year and in United States they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $49,867 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breitter9315/
Braetter932/
Brettger931/
Brettier931/
Brestter930/
Brette921,720/
Breter92325/
Breiter863,152/
Brester861,158/
Brettes86447/
Bratter86303/
Britter86202/
Breyter8687/
Brotter8655/
Briette8641/
Breuter8634/
Brieter8633/
Brether8622/
Brätter8619/
Braeter8610/
Brejter868/
Bretier863/
Breatte862/
Breteur861/
Brettie861/
Brestte861/
Broeter860/
Breette860/
Brete83471/
Bretterová8212/
Bretterova821/
Brottier80499/
Brechter80274/
Breister80160/
Breither8091/
Breyther8034/
Breather809/
Bridtter805/
Bresstte802/
Brattier802/
Breaster801/
Bretheur801/
Bratther801/
Brotther801/
Brethier801/
Braether801/
Brettett800/
Breshter800/
Bristter800/
Breehtte800/
Bresster800/
Brittier800/
Bretti771,062/
Breite77651/
Bretes77596/
Britte77455/
Bretta77391/
Brater77301/
Bretey77301/
Bretez77242/
Bretet77177/
Brethe77113/
Bretea7785/
Bröter7771/
Breste7739/
Bretty7731/
Bretge7726/
Bräter7726/
Briter7723/
Breted7714/
Bretie7711/
Bretté779/
Broter778/
Wreter777/
Bretee773/
Bretit773/
Briete772/
Vrette772/
Breete771/
Breute771/
Bhrete771/
Bretre770/
Brechther751/
Breishter751/
Brejszter751/
Brister717,941/
Brother717,382/
Brittes711,640/
Brethes711,171/
Brittez71181/
Brittet71171/
Brotier7164/
Braiter7161/
Bruitte7155/
Brather7154/
Brajter7143/
Bräther7139/
Brethet7125/
Briotte7124/
Bradter7123/
Brethez7122/
Writter7116/
Bröther7116/
Breiterová7111/
Bratier7110/
Brither7110/
Bräster7110/
Brayter717/
Braitte716/
Brethie716/
Brettiz715/
Bryster714/
Brestes713/
Brestet713/
Brettis713/
Breathe712/
Brethea712/
Brietti711/
Broteur711/
Braater711/
Brittie711/
Breites711/
Breiteh711/
Breitez711/
Britier711/
Brojter711/
Breetey711/
Bryttet711/
Brechte710/
Brietty710/
Britert710/
Brethed710/
Bryotte710/
Bristte710/
Bretist710/
Breited710/
Brittey710/
Brestit710/
Brite672,795/
Brothier671,059/
Breta67473/
Bryte67324/
Breti67247/
Bretaire67156/
Bruister67131/
Brichter6762/
Brathier6760/
Brächter6730/
Breathet6727/
Breté6724/
Breithee6720/
Breasted6713/
Brety6712/
Bristeir679/
Breathed677/
Vreyther675/
Briteher674/
Breathes672/
Brechtje672/
Brethett671/
Brisster671/
Brayther671/
Bretoire671/
Brithier671/
Beherete671/
Brittees671/
Braister670/
Braither670/
Brechtet670/
Brestedt670/
Brestead670/
Brateher670/

Bretter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bretter in the Russian language
Бреттерbretter-

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Footnotes

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