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 Male Breyer Height
177.55 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Breyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Breyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Breyer (Arabic: براير, Russian: Брейер) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Breyer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Breyer? popularity and diffusion
Breyer is the 58,032nd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 835,824 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Breyer reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Breyer is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.
The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 4,250 people, or 1 in 18,942. In Germany Breyer is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany Breyer is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
Breyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Breyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Breyer surname 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 holding the Breyer last name are 9.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.94% being 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 | - |
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