Brek Surname

189,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Belarus

Brek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria5591:69,10811,278
Ukraine3121:145,90620,385
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Russia2051:703,03959,725
Kenya1881:245,63816,864
Belarus1411:67,38311,107
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Brazil1301:1,646,72654,203
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
United States291:12,498,584473,286
France281:2,372,240182,981
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
India171:45,121,493474,784
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Brek (451) may also be a first name.

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) is most common in Algeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Brek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brek is the 189,722nd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,273,830 people. The surname Brek is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Brek reside; 31 percent reside in North Africa and 31 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 402,848th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 451 people.

Brek is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 559 people, or 1 in 69,108. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 84 percent are found, El Oued Province, where 14 percent are found and Blida Province, where 1 percent are found. Not including Algeria Brek exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 14 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent are found.

Brek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 171 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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 surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Break893,871/
Breck891,692/
Breik89913/
Briek89447/
Brzek89355/
Breek89233/
Brekk89158/
Breke8965/
Breuk8959/
Breïk8936/
Brejk8910/
Brekh898/
Åbrek891/
Brekc891/
Brekke807,972/
Breick80536/
Brecke80470/
Brekht80413/
Breike80312/
Brieck80119/
Breeck80115/
Breïck8077/
Brekkå8054/
Breïkh8041/
Breack8039/
Breïke8035/
Breuck8013/
Åbrekk8011/
Brejke808/
B'Reik805/
Breyke805/
Breake804/
Breeke803/
Bredke802/
Briekh801/
B'Reck801/
B'Riek801/
Brekhs801/
Brezke801/
Brekss801/
Breisk800/
Bretck800/
Brik7527,048/
Bryk7510,661/
Breg751,273/
Brec75615/
Brex75414/
Breq751/
B'Reick7334/
Breicke7324/
Brekkås7318/
B'Reïck7316/
Breïcke7312/
Brekova7310/
Breková739/
B'Reike738/
Breyksh738/
Breikhe738/
Breycke738/
Breszke736/
B'Rieck732/
Bredtke732/
Breickh731/
Breiske731/
Breckke731/
B'Reïkh731/
Breikšs731/
Break's731/
Breizke731/
Breschk731/
Bresske731/
Brettke731/
Breikeh731/
Brescke730/
Brick678,823/
Braik676,841/
Brekhova671,896/
Breig671,200/
Briec67601/
Bregg67530/
Brzyk67387/
Brieg67310/
Bryck67297/
Brike67249/
Brikh67241/
Brejc67236/
Brecq67230/
Bräck67162/
Brecková67121/
Brysk67108/
Breschke6788/
Brzeg6782/
Håbrekke6781/
Vreck6774/
Brayk6767/
Bresc6767/
Brecx6756/
Brejková6745/
Breug6735/
Brykt6727/
Breckova6722/
Bregt6721/
Bryke6721/
Breiksch6720/
Brijk6717/
Bæreg6717/
Breag6715/
Bretx6715/
Breeg6714/
Breax6710/
Bresg679/
Bridk679/
Bryok677/
Brecc677/
Brykh675/
Breykova674/
Bhrik674/
Bryzk674/
Breiq674/
Breac674/
Brect673/
Bregs673/
Bregkova673/
B'Reicke672/
Breic672/
Brequ672/
Brieq672/
Brikk672/
Brrik672/
B'Rik672/
Brzík672/
Breeq672/
Breikova672/
Bretc671/
Brihk671/
Brizk671/
Breec671/
Bregh671/
Brecg671/
Brejkova671/
Breqc671/
Brexh671/
Briķe671/
Briqe671/
Bryśk671/
Bräke671/
Brēķe671/
Bruik670/
Broik670/
Brezx670/

Brek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺮﻙbrk-
Brek in the Hindi language
ब्रेकbreka-
Brek in the Oriya language
େବକ୍ebak79.41
େବକebaka20.59
Brek in the Russian language
Брекbrek-

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