Bretting Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bretting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3641:221,16924,820
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Norway201:257,11427,149
Sweden151:656,45048,545
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Bretting Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Bretting? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bretting is the 536,820th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Bretting are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Bretting is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 221,169. In Germany Bretting is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 56 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 12 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

Bretting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bretting has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 439 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bretting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bretting surname are 27.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bretting earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.43% less than the national average, earning 320,371 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.84% more than the national average, earning $53,006 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breitting940/
Brietting940/
Brettin93530/
Breting9398/
Britting88874/
Breiting88336/
Bratting8828/
Brytting8811/
Breuting884/
Brettina882/
Brieting880/
Wretting880/
Breeting880/
Brotting880/
Brething880/
Bretin862,373/
Breing863/
Brechting82185/
Breathing823/
Braatting822/
Breittink822/
Breething821/
Brittingh821/
Brittings820/
Briedting820/
Breituing820/
Brittin80950/
Bretten80131/
Brestin8052/
Briting8027/
Bresing8011/
Brettne808/
Wreting805/
Bretina802/
Breitng801/
Brettim801/
Brating801/
Brettyn801/
Breştin801/
Bréting801/
Breitin801/
Brein77392/
Bretn7792/
Bratteng75218/
Brittijn75129/
Brittion75125/
Brysting7553/
Bressing7522/
Bristing7511/
Breising7511/
Brathing7511/
Brattäng757/
Brittien752/
Breiteng751/
Breitien751/
Wresting751/
Bretinne751/
Brittina750/
Breesing750/
Writting750/
Bresin71386/
Breine71242/
Bresching71143/
Britin71108/
Bretne7165/
Breten7157/
Bretyn7146/
Breang7122/
Bruing7122/
Brecin7120/
Braing7113/
Broing718/
Breung712/
Brétin712/
Brytin712/
Brittinth711/
Brittn711/
Breinn711/
Breint711/
Bretín711/
Bretön711/
Brhing711/
Breihn710/
Breeching710/
Britten679,079/
Brechin67966/
Breiten67321/
Brateng67254/
Bressin67152/
Brethen6791/
Brising6748/
Bresien6735/
Breggin6725/
Writing6723/
Britina6714/
Bresten6714/
Bryttne6710/
Britink6710/
Bristin677/
Brition677/
Broteng677/
Britien675/
Breinek674/
Breeten673/
Breinke673/
Briotin673/
Breaten672/
Brittne672/
Wretäng672/
Brittyn672/
Brytina671/
Braingh671/
Breijne671/
Brithin671/
Braitin671/
Brituin671/
Breheng670/
Brieten670/
Braytin670/
Brettem670/
Bretend670/
Breisen670/
Breuten670/

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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 Bretting
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