Breyer Surname
Approximately 8,719 people bear this surname
Breyer Surname Definition:
“Knitter” in Dutch.
Breyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,250 | 1:18,942 | 2,494 |
| United States | 2,257 | 1:160,593 | 16,355 |
| Brazil | 589 | 1:363,454 | 13,894 |
| Austria | 558 | 1:15,261 | 2,264 |
| France | 341 | 1:194,788 | 30,294 |
| Belgium | 164 | 1:70,101 | 11,187 |
| Luxembourg | 68 | 1:8,537 | 1,349 |
| Poland | 61 | 1:623,094 | 55,804 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| Croatia | 36 | 1:117,461 | 17,621 |
| Israel | 36 | 1:237,712 | 22,042 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 164 | 1:306,211 | 24,200 |
Breyer (27) may also be a first name.
Breyer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Knitter” in Dutch.
(German) One who brewed beer; one who came from Brey, in Germany.
(from an ancestor's occupation) Breyer and Breier are other forms for brewer.
Breyer Demographics
Average Breyer Salary in
United States
$48,121 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Breyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Breyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Breyer (Arabic: براير, Russian: Брейер) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Breyer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Breyer is the 58,032nd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 835,824 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Breyer live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. Breyer is also the 2,036,353rd most common forename world-wide, held by 27 people.
This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,250 people, or 1 in 18,942. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside, Bavaria, where 14 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Germany Breyer is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.
Breyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Breyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Breyer last name expanded 1,376 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Breyer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Breyer surname are 9.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.94% registered with the party.
The amount Breyer earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.08% less than the national average, earning 286,973 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.52% more than the national average, earning $48,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $48,925 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Breyer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Breyer in the Russian language | ||
| Брейер | brejer | - |
| Breyer in the Arabic language | ||
| براير | brayr | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Breyer
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis