Brecken Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Brecken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brecken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
England951:586,50635,379
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Brecken (199) may also be a first name.

Brecken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brecken occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brecken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brecken is the 1,067,497th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Brecken reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 642,605th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 199 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States Brecken is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 21 percent live, Florida, where 20 percent live and Michigan, where 14 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 41 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Brecken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brecken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brecken surname increased 341 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 413 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brecken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Brecken surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brecken surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65% being registered with the political party.

Brecken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $47,402 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breckeen9312/
Breicken930/
Breken9248/
Bracken8618,728/
Brekken861,073/
Braeken86888/
Brocken86662/
Broeken86326/
Bricken86313/
Breckin8694/
Brekeen8673/
Breiken8627/
Bröcken8622/
Brechen862/
Breeken862/
Brekenn861/
Breuken861/
Brieken861/
Breacen861/
Bredken861/
Brejken861/
Brekien861/
Breaken861/
Brreken860/
Bresken860/
Brecn830/
Brackeen801,442/
Brecheen80649/
Brickeen8093/
Brechkin8084/
Brechkyn8013/
Breskend806/
Brekienė805/
Braacken804/
Braekken804/
Breechen803/
Brackenn803/
Brechenn802/
Braccken801/
Brackaen801/
Brakcken801/
Vreecken801/
Braekeen800/
Braken77383/
Vreken77155/
Broken77154/
Brekne77152/
Bricen7769/
Brekin7757/
Briken7724/
Brecin7720/
Brycen775/
Briekn773/
Bryken771/
Broekn771/
Brekem771/
Brekyn771/
Brockn770/
Brechkina75187/
Brechkyna7522/
Bretchkin753/
Breschkin752/
Breicking750/
Brackin714,325/
Vreeken711,476/
Brechin71966/
Brokken71908/
Breykin71228/
Brakken71158/
Brisken7150/
Brekina7131/
Brickem7130/
Breikyn7123/
Bredkin7117/
Breskyn7115/
Brekyna718/
Brickin717/
Bretkin716/
Breakin715/
Brichen714/
Brezkin714/
Brakeen714/
Brockin714/
Breikin712/
Brekhnh712/
Braekin711/
Brejkin711/
Bredkyn711/
Breekin710/
Bröcking67337/
Breykina67302/
Bricking67232/
Brichkin67149/
Brokienė67124/
Brychkin6784/
Breikyna6735/
Brikn6717/
Brikienė6712/
Brychkyn6710/
Bracn672/
Brickina672/
Bricn671/
Brackinn671/
Brackkin671/
Breakion671/
Vreekeen671/
Vreijken671/
Breikina671/
Brocn671/
Breekhnh671/
Breykyna671/

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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
  • 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 Brecken
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