Brekk Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Brekk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brekk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway741:69,4909,776
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Brekk (20) may also be a first name.

Brekk Last Name Facts

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

Brekk has its highest incidence in Norway. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brekk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Brekk live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in Scandinavia. Brekk is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name globally, held by 20 people.

The surname Brekk is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 69,490. In Norway it is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 42 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 36 percent reside and Western Norway, where 12 percent reside. Barring Norway this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 25 percent reside and Hungary, where 23 percent reside.

Brekk Last Name Statistics demography

Brekk earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.08% less than the national average, earning 321,565 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brekke917,972/
Brekkå9154/
Åbrekk9111/
Brek892,226/
Brekkås8318/
Breckke831/
Break803,871/
Breck801,692/
Breik80913/
Briek80447/
Brzek80355/
Breek80233/
Breke8065/
Breuk8059/
Breïk8036/
Brejk8010/
Brekh808/
Brikk802/
Åbrek801/
Brekc801/
Håbrekke7781/
Breick73536/
Brecke73470/
Brekht73413/
Breike73312/
Brieck73119/
Breeck73115/
Breïck7377/
Breïkh7341/
Breack7339/
Breïke7335/
Breuck7313/
Brejke738/
Brikke738/
Breyke735/
B'Reik735/
Breake734/
Breeke733/
Bredke732/
Brickk732/
Brezke731/
Brekhs731/
Brekss731/
Briekh731/
B'Reck731/
B'Riek731/
Breisk730/
Bretck730/
Brekkhova711/
Brik6727,048/
Bryk6710,661/
Breg671,273/
Brec67615/
Brex67414/
B'Reick6734/
Breicke6724/
B'Reïck6716/
Breïcke6712/
Brekova6710/
Breková679/
Breikhe678/
Breycke678/
Breyksh678/
B'Reike678/
Breszke676/
Bredtke672/
B'Rieck672/
Brettke671/
Breikeh671/
Breickh671/
Breiske671/
B'Reïkh671/
Breq671/
Bresske671/
Breschk671/
Breizke671/
Break's671/
Breikšs671/
Brescke670/

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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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  • 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 Brekk
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