Brefka Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Brefka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brefka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Poland701:542,98251,331
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Brefka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brefka is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brefka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 906,170th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname Brefka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Brefka reside; 31 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Brefka is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 2,265,368. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 26 percent reside, Connecticut, where 4 percent reside and Florida, where 4 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 24 percent reside and Germany, where 18 percent reside.

Brefka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brefka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brefka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brefka surname are 20.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.53% being registered with the party.

Brefka earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.16% more than the national average, earning $49,689 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breffka923/
Brefkat921/
Brewka83818/
Brofka8346/
Brefke836/
Brefkó831/
Brefko831/
Briefke7713/
Breffke772/
Broffka771/
Brevko67156/
Brewko67141/
Browka6766/
Bryvka6730/
Brywka6716/
Brawka6714/
Brifki6713/
Brivka673/
Brewke671/
Brewca671/
Bryfki671/
Brifkey621/
Brafcau620/
Brovko508,687/
Browko5094/
Bryvko5085/
Bravko5053/
Brivko5014/
Brawko5011/
Brivce504/
Brevco504/

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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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  • 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 Brefka
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