Brek Surname
Approximately 2,226 people bear this surname
Brek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 559 | 1:69,108 | 11,278 |
| Ukraine | 312 | 1:145,906 | 20,385 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Russia | 205 | 1:703,039 | 59,725 |
| Kenya | 188 | 1:245,638 | 16,864 |
| Belarus | 141 | 1:67,383 | 11,107 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Brazil | 130 | 1:1,646,726 | 54,203 |
| Indonesia | 93 | 1:1,422,034 | 96,891 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Brek (451) may also be a first name.
Brek Demographics
Average Brek Salary in
United States
$41,983 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻙ, Hindi: ब्रेक, Oriya: େବକ୍, Russian: Брек) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Brek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 189,722nd most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,273,830 people. The last name Brek occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Brek live; 31 percent live in North Africa and 31 percent live in Mahgreb. Brek is also the 402,848th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 451 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 559 people, or 1 in 69,108. In Algeria Brek is primarily found in: Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 84 percent reside, El Oued Province, where 14 percent reside and Blida Province, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria it occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 14 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent reside.
Brek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brek last name increased 171 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brek Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Brek last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Brek last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Brek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $41,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning $56,670 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﻙ | brk | - |
| Brek in the Hindi language | ||
| ब्रेक | breka | - |
| Brek in the Oriya language | ||
| େବକ୍ | ebak | 79.41 |
| େବକ | ebaka | 20.59 |
| Brek in the Russian language | ||
| Брек | brek | - |
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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 Brek
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