Breken Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Breken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Breken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breken (Russian: Брекен) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. Breken is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Breken are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 544,748. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 35 percent live, North Holland, where 32 percent live and South Holland, where 16 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent live and Ukraine, where 8 percent live.

Breken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breken last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brekken921,073/
Braeken92888/
Broeken92326/
Brecken92233/
Brekeen9273/
Breiken9227/
Breeken922/
Brekenn921/
Breuken921/
Brieken921/
Bredken921/
Brejken921/
Brekien921/
Breaken921/
Brreken920/
Bresken920/
Breckeen8612/
Breskend866/
Brekienė865/
Braekken864/
Braekeen860/
Breicken860/
Braken83383/
Vreken83155/
Broken83154/
Brekne83152/
Brekin8357/
Briken8324/
Briekn833/
Bryken831/
Broekn831/
Brekem831/
Brekyn831/
Bracken7718,728/
Vreeken771,476/
Brokken77908/
Brocken77662/
Bricken77313/
Breykin77228/
Brakken77158/
Breckin7794/
Brisken7750/
Brekina7731/
Breikyn7723/
Bröcken7722/
Bredkin7717/
Breskyn7715/
Brekyna778/
Bretkin776/
Breakin775/
Brezkin774/
Brakeen774/
Brechen772/
Breikin772/
Brekhnh772/
Braekin771/
Breacen771/
Brejkin771/
Bredkyn771/
Breekin770/
Brikn7317/
Brecn730/
Brackeen711,442/
Brecheen71649/
Breykina71302/
Brokienė71124/
Brickeen7193/
Brechkin7184/
Breikyna7135/
Brechkyn7113/
Brikienė7112/
Braacken714/
Breechen713/
Brackenn713/
Brechenn712/
Braccken711/
Brackaen711/
Brakcken711/
Breakion711/
Vreekeen711/
Vreecken711/
Vreijken711/
Breikina711/
Breekhnh711/
Breykyna711/
Brykin671,343/
Brykyn67129/
Brikin6799/
Brakin6780/
Bricen6769/
Brokin6724/
Brekinova6721/
Brecin6720/
Brakyn6716/
Brekynova676/
Brycen675/
Breschkin672/
Brekhnova671/
Briknk671/
Vrekcn671/
Breicking670/
Brockn670/

Breken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Breken in the Russian language
Брекенbreken-

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