Bretón Surname
Approximately 388 people bear this surname
Bretón Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 208 | 1:50,158 | 2,578 |
| Mexico | 119 | 1:1,043,077 | 13,442 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Breton (55,782), Bretòn (3) & Bréton (15) are calculated separately.
Bretón Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bretón Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bretón is more commonly found in The Dominican Republic than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Breton, Bretòn or Bréton. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bretón.
How Common Is The Last Name Bretón? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bretón is the 742,570th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Bretón are found; 54 percent are found in Caribbean and 54 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean.
Bretón is most widely held in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 50,158. Outside of The Dominican Republic this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 31 percent live and Spain, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breton | 94 | 55,782 | / |
| Bretòn | 94 | 3 | / |
| Bréton | 89 | 15 | / |
| Bretan | 83 | 878 | / |
| Bretun | 83 | 27 | / |
| Bretán | 83 | 21 | / |
| Brotón | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bretton | 77 | 1,178 | / |
| Breyton | 77 | 836 | / |
| Brethon | 77 | 143 | / |
| Bretone | 77 | 123 | / |
| Breaton | 77 | 118 | / |
| Breston | 77 | 107 | / |
| Breeton | 77 | 78 | / |
| Brestan | 77 | 65 | / |
| Bretand | 77 | 33 | / |
| Bretant | 77 | 11 | / |
| Brieton | 77 | 6 | / |
| Brethan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Braeton | 77 | 2 | / |
| Breitan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Brehton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brettan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bretung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Braetan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brreton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bredtun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Breuton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brettun | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bredton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Breiton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bretune | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bretagne | 71 | 2,300 | / |
| Breitung | 71 | 1,256 | / |
| Brettone | 71 | 53 | / |
| Breaston | 71 | 51 | / |
| Bretonne | 71 | 36 | / |
| Bretogne | 71 | 35 | / |
| Breytung | 71 | 20 | / |
| Breitton | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bretanne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Breistan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Brestant | 71 | 2 | / |
| Brethaun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Breitong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Breeston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brietton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brestton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Breathon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Briton | 67 | 2,232 | / |
| Bratan | 67 | 1,927 | / |
| Brytan | 67 | 1,757 | / |
| Britan | 67 | 1,123 | / |
| Broton | 67 | 578 | / |
| Braton | 67 | 338 | / |
| Brătan | 67 | 170 | / |
| Britun | 67 | 103 | / |
| Brotan | 67 | 78 | / |
| Bryton | 67 | 66 | / |
| Brytun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bretum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Breithand | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bretom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bretam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bretanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Breisston | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bretthone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brotán | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bretañ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bretão | 67 | 1 | / |
| Breystone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vreton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wreton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Breituing | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bretón
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