Breuer Surname

11,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Breuer Surname Definition:

(German) One who brewed beer; one who came from Brey, in Germany.

Breuer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany37,8131:2,129185
United States5,0381:71,9458,320
Austria1,4361:5,930700
Netherlands9491:17,7952,767
Belgium7741:14,8542,260
Israel5891:14,5292,190
Australia3381:79,8699,295
Canada2951:124,90013,053
Luxembourg2341:2,481283
England1781:313,02323,520
Switzerland1601:51,3316,758
France1501:442,81863,836
Hungary1441:68,1697,005
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
Czechia1141:93,27615,521
Argentina971:440,65433,272
Thailand841:840,933134,389
Poland681:558,95252,372
Slovakia541:98,82318,879
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Chile471:374,81910,292
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Paraguay331:219,2953,965
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Norway101:514,22941,629
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Finland81:687,08836,047
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Curaçao41:39,312638
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Montserrat21:2,474299
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2541:197,71117,239

Breuer (12) may also be a first name.

Breuer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who brewed beer; one who came from Brey, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Breuer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breuer occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breuer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,450th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 148,516 people. Breuer occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Breuer are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Breuer is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 12 people.

Breuer is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 37,813 people, or 1 in 2,129. In Germany Breuer is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 64 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent are found. Not including Germany it exists in 69 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.

Breuer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breuer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breuer surname rose 1,983 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breuer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Breuer surname are 10.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.6% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Breuer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.5% less than the national average, earning €25,075 per year; in Norway they earn 62.79% more than the national average, earning 563,368 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.84% more than the national average, earning R 363,216 per year; in United States they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $46,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $53,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breuert9216/
Breuier924/
Breuher920/
Breer911,799/
Bruer911,684/
Breur911,074/
Breue912/
Breuherr8674/
Brauer8331,941/
Breyer838,719/
Breier836,240/
Bruyer831,213/
Breure83846/
Brouer83448/
Brejer8389/
Bruher8372/
Broeer8314/
Bruier8314/
Braeer838/
Brueer837/
Brieer836/
Bruerø834/
Breerh834/
Breuar831/
Breuey831/
Breear831/
Bréeur831/
Brueir830/
Breaer830/
Breues830/
Brheur830/
Breuerová80157/
Breuerova803/
Brugger7718,227/
Bruyere777,827/
Brugier771,060/
Brehier771,000/
Bregger77491/
Breijer77324/
Bruhier77313/
Brauher77106/
Brayeur7792/
Briejer7781/
Brauere7778/
Breeher7759/
Brueher7753/
Bruyeer7733/
Breiert7730/
Broeyer7719/
Brieher7712/
Breiher7710/
Breyere779/
Bruhert779/
Bruiere779/
Breeyer776/
Brouyer775/
Breiere774/
Brauert772/
Breuett771/
Broheer771/
Broweer771/
Brujere771/
Broueer771/
Breejer771/
Brehaer771/
Breyert771/
Braouer771/
Brahuer771/
Brayeer771/
Breyeer770/
Breioer770/
Brieyer770/
Braweer770/
Brier735,543/
Broer733,494/
Bryer733,261/
Breej732,723/
Brear731,748/
Breye731,640/
Bruey73605/
Bröer73580/
Braer73347/
Bruyr73301/
Breir73217/
Bruér73115/
Breie7369/
Brour7352/
Braur7349/
Briee739/
Brüer736/
Braee733/
Bryee732/
Bruee732/
Bruei731/
Bréer731/
Brejr731/
Broee730/
Breuy730/
Bruyerre71109/
Brouhier7164/
Bruhiere7161/
Brouyere7140/
Bräuherr7131/
Breijere7130/
Bruihier7125/
Breyaert7117/
Broeijer7113/
Breiherr716/
Bruyiere711/
Brhegger711/
Breahier711/
Brujiere711/
Breurová711/
Breyherr711/
Breigger710/
Brower6722,457/
Breard673,007/
Broyer672,196/
Brayer672,145/
Brajer671,214/
Brawer67499/
Braier67454/
Brehar67209/
Breart67195/
Breare67166/
Brouir67162/
Breierová6789/
Brehei6783/
Brojer6774/
Bräger6761/
Brejtr6755/
Braher6753/
Brájer6740/
Bröjer6739/
Brijer6733/
Broier6732/
Brahee6730/
Breyre6727/
Breyerová6725/
Brauerová6720/
Bréger6713/
Bröger6711/
Breihe6710/
Breitr677/
Bruehe677/
Broher675/
Breuit675/
Briear674/
Breuis673/
Brehey673/
Brejei673/
Brauerova673/
Breyerova672/
Brayur672/
Bráyer672/
Breire671/
Breiye671/
Brejje671/
Brgaer671/
Brujar671/
Briyer671/
Brooer671/
Broweu671/
Braurd671/
Breierova671/
Breije671/
Braurz671/
Brouër671/
Brouee671/
Brieuy671/
Breyar671/
Breyor670/
Breior670/
Bruyor670/
Bruhee670/
Breair670/
Vreier670/
Breiar670/

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