Bretthauer Surname

210,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bretthauer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretthauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3401:60,0797,738
United States5521:656,62952,580
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
France101:6,642,272293,169
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Bretthauer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bretthauer is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretthauer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 210,289th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,712,453 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Bretthauer reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,340 people, or 1 in 60,079. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 40 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live. Aside from Germany it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Bretthauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bretthauer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bretthauer last name increased 7,886 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bretthauer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bretthauer are 12.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.2% being registered with the party.

Bretthauer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $43,067 USD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bretthauer
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