Breit is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Breit
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Worn in Moselle, the name is the German word breit (= large, flattened). One can think of a stocky, broad-shouldered. Derivatives: Breitel, Breithel, Breiter, Breitman, Breitmann. The word 'breit' also comes into composition with trade names (Breitmayer, Breitschmitt), it is also found in place names became surnames: Breitbach, Breitenbach (during the off water), Breitenbucher (buch = beech) , Breitenmoser (moos = quagmire) Breitenstein (stein = rock), Breitkopf (Kopf = cut but rounded top).

How popular is Breit?

Breit is common in United States.

Breit is ranked 68872 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Breit bearers increased by 5.510535 per cent in 2010 US census to 1302 since 2000, the surname slipped by 309 spots and ranked at 20408. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.01 97
Hispanic or Latino 2 1.3
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.54 0
Others 1.23 0.73
Black 0.84 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.38 0.41
Breit is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Austria is ahead in terms of density. Around 6558 people have been found who wears Breit as their family name. Breit is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
112,145 Spain7
6,270 Hong Kong3
124,220 Italy2
34,572 Israel2
492,292 Ukraine1
31,207 Ireland1
25,721 Egypt1
12,741 Ecuador1
49,101 Denmark1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
297,046 Russia25
126,462 England22
28,338 Norway20
71,084 Czech Republic11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
34,872 Canada94
12,684 Switzerland90
12,007 Chile72
32,530 Netherlands71
35,454 Australia61
Countries with hundreds of Breit:
1,696 Austria576
14,020 Argentina388
38,971 France257
47,291 Brazil223
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Breit:
2,889 Germany2,992
20,959 United States1,523
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Emerald Pero
 Breit is a German word meaning wide, a designer could man the burly.

Breit Namesakes

  • Néstor Breitenbruch, Soccer Player
  • Albin Breitenmoser, Politician
  • Zabou Breitman, Actress
  • André Breitenreiter, Football manager
  • Andrew Breitbart, Publisher
  • André Breitenreiter, Football manager
  • Avigail Breitstein, Film Editor
  • Berend Breitenstein, Author
  • Berend Breitenstein, Author
  • Paul Breitner, Soccer player
  • Patrick Breit played pivotal character of Attentäter and Nazi in 2014 drama flick Tek Ümit - Einzige Hoffnung.

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