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 occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretthauer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 210,289th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,712,453 people. The surname Bretthauer is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Bretthauer are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,340 people, or 1 in 60,079. In Germany Bretthauer is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 40 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Germany Bretthauer occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Bretthauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bretthauer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bretthauer last name grew 7,886 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bretthauer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bretthauer are 12.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.2% registered to vote for the political 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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