Brakken Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Brakken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brakken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Norway231:223,57824,793
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Brakken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brakken occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brakken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,385,851st most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Brakken live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Brakken is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 2,745,901. In The United States it is most common in: Washington, where 23 percent live, Wisconsin, where 17 percent live and North Dakota, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 15 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Brakken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brakken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brakken last name grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brakken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brakken surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brakken earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 16.41% less than the national average, earning 289,296 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braekken934/
Brakcken931/
Braken92383/
Bracken8618,728/
Brekken861,073/
Brokken86908/
Braeken86888/
Brakeen864/
Breaken861/
Brakkin861/
Bratken860/
Brackeen801,442/
Braacken804/
Brackenn803/
Brakceen801/
Brackkin801/
Brackaen801/
Braccken801/
Braekeen800/
Broken77154/
Brakin7780/
Breken7748/
Brakyn7716/
Bracen773/
Braukienė754/
Brackin714,325/
Brocken71662/
Broeken71326/
Brecken71233/
Brooken7181/
Bratkin7176/
Brekeen7173/
Braškin7141/
Braskin7141/
Brachen7132/
Breiken7127/
Bröcken7122/
Brakina7118/
Braskén7114/
Bradkin7113/
Brakyna7113/
Brazkin716/
Bırakın716/
Breakin715/
Braacen714/
Brackem713/
Vracken713/
Bratkyn713/
Breeken712/
Braykin712/
Brosken711/
Breacen711/
Braekin711/
Brekien711/
Breuken711/
Brekenn711/
Braikin711/
Bracehn710/
Brakinn710/
Brreken710/
Brackne710/
Braukin710/
Brokking67322/
Brashkin67180/
Brokienė67124/
Bracking6797/
Breckeen6712/
Brashkyn6711/
Braakink678/
Brekienė675/
Brackina672/
Brackeem672/
Bracn672/
Brajkina671/
Bracheen671/
Brackinn671/
Breakion671/
Brockend670/
Brecn670/
Breicken670/

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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
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  • 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 Brakken
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