Brecklinghaus Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brecklinghaus Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the town of Breklum in coastal Germany.

Brecklinghaus Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1871:430,51038,755
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Brecklinghaus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the town of Breklum in coastal Germany.

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Brecklinghaus Last Name Facts

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

Brecklinghaus is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Brecklinghaus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brecklinghaus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,235,409th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Brecklinghaus is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brecklinghaus reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 430,510. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 97 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live and Bavaria, where 1 percent live. Excluding Germany it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brechlinghaus921/
Brooklings703/
Bruyea-Collings641/
Broaclnax551/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brecklinghaus
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