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

The last name Brekk is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brekk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Brekk are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in Scandinavia. Brekk is also the 2,446,817th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 20 people.

Brekk is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 69,490. In Norway it is most common in: Central Norway, where 42 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 36 percent are found and Western Norway, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Norway Brekk occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 25 percent are found and Hungary, where 23 percent are found.

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