Bretvold Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bretvold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretvold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

Bretvold Last Name Facts

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

Bretvold is found most in Sweden. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretvold? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bretvold reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Bretvold is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden Bretvold is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 75 percent are found and Halland County, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brevold9325/
Bratvold88681/
Bretveld88193/
Breivold88116/
Breetveld82218/
Brattvold822/
Brevald804/
Brewold803/
Breivoll7571/
Øvrevold7523/
Breivald7512/
Brevotel751/
Bretvalt750/
Brevoolt750/
Breval711,933/
Breetvelt7179/
Brechwold711/
Breuval6735/
Brivald678/
Brewald677/
Bryvald674/
Britval673/
Broivol671/
Brieval671/
Brebohl671/
Brewohl671/
Brisvol670/

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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
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  • 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 Bretvold
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