Brettin Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Brettin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brettin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Germany2131:377,96035,636
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Brettin (11) may also be a first name.

Brettin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brettin is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brettin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 589,215th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,750,087 people. The surname Brettin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Brettin live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brettin is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 1,467,445. In The United States Brettin is most common in: Indiana, where 24 percent live, Minnesota, where 12 percent live and Michigan, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 40 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Brettin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brettin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,744 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brettin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brettin last name are 21.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.52% being registered to vote for the party.

Brettin earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.15% more than the national average, earning $47,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bretting93600/
Brettina932/
Bretin922,373/
Breitting880/
Brittin86950/
Brattin86735/
Bretten86131/
Breting8698/
Brestin8652/
Brettne868/
Brottin866/
Bretina862/
Brettim861/
Brettyn861/
Breştin861/
Breitin861/
Brein83392/
Bretn8392/
Britting80874/
Breiting80336/
Brittijn80129/
Brittion80125/
Brytting8011/
Brittien802/
Breitien801/
Brottien801/
Bretinne801/
Brittina800/
Wretting800/
Breeting800/
Bresin77386/
Breine77242/
Brotin77180/
Bratin77125/
Britin77108/
Bretne7765/
Breten7757/
Bretyn7746/
Brecin7720/
Wretin778/
Breing773/
Brétin772/
Brytin772/
Brittn771/
Breinn771/
Breint771/
Bretín771/
Bretön771/
Breihn770/
Brechting75185/
Brittingh751/
Brittinth751/
Britten719,079/
Bratten711,992/
Brechin71966/
Breiten71321/
Bressin71152/
Brethen7191/
Brotten7186/
Brattén7178/
Bresien7135/
Briting7127/
Breggin7125/
Britina7114/
Bresten7114/
Bresing7111/
Bryttne7110/
Britink7110/
Bristin717/
Brition717/
Britien715/
Wreting715/
Breeten713/
Briotin713/
Breaten712/
Brittne712/
Brittyn712/
Breitng711/
Brytina711/
Brathin711/
Hbrotin711/
Breijne711/
Bréting711/
Brithin711/
Braitin711/
Brituin711/
Brotien711/
Braatin710/
Brieten710/
Braytin710/
Brettem710/
Bretend710/
Breisen710/
Breuten710/
Brain6718,146/
Bruin677,686/
Brine674,424/
Broin671,168/
Brene67965/
Brean67955/
Breun67396/
Breyn67238/
Breim6771/
Brysting6753/
Bressing6722/
Breathen6718/
Brinh6717/
Bristing6711/
Breising6711/
Brenh676/
Brhen674/
Breschin674/
Brhin674/
Vrein672/
Breisten672/
Breiteng671/
Bretheen671/
Brytn671/
Brittaen671/
Brotn671/
Braatten671/
Wresting671/
Brechten671/
Breinová671/
Brijn671/
Breesing670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Brettin
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