van Breest Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Breest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Breest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van Breest Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Breest is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of van Breest click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Breest? popularity and diffusion

The last name van Breest is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of van Breest reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,221,794. In The Netherlands van Breest is most numerous in: Friesland, where 25 percent are found, Groningen, where 25 percent are found and North Holland, where 25 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Spain, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Breet9550/
van Brest9546/
van Bree892,974/
van Vrest846/
van Bre822/
van Brecht80280/
van Vree7887/
van Brée7834/
Van-Bree782/
van Brie781/
van Bred781/
van Bryce7412/
van Bryte743/
van Britt741/
Van-Vrest741/
van Vre7112/
von Brecht7017/
van Vrey675/
van Vré599/
van Vry591/
von Brix561/
von Broich5016/

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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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  • 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 van Breest
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