Brekke Surname

62,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Brekke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brekke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4,3671:1,17896
United States3,1901:113,62312,293
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Sweden621:158,81911,058
England351:1,591,94567,242
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Wales61:515,75523,171
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Brekke (97) may also be a first name.

Brekke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brekke (Arabic: بريكي, Russian: Брекке) is found most in Norway. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brekke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 62,906th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 914,143 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Brekke live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Scandinavia. Brekke is also the 962,660th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 97 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 4,367 people, or 1 in 1,178. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent are found, Western Norway, where 40 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 4 percent are found. Barring Norway this surname exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Brekke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brekke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brekke surname grew 3,798 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brekke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brekke last name are 1.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.32% registered with the party.

The amount Brekke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning 362,953 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $46,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning $46,022 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brekker929/
Braekke926/
Brekkie924/
Brekkey921/
Breckke921/
Broekke920/
Brekk91158/
Breke9165/
Håbrekke8681/
Brekkeas867/
Brakke831,083/
Brokke83762/
Broeke83667/
Brecke83470/
Brekka83338/
Breike83312/
Brieke83180/
Brekkå8354/
Breïke8335/
Braeke8325/
Vrekke8319/
Åbrekk8311/
Brikke838/
Brejke838/
Breyke835/
Breake834/
Brekká834/
Breeke833/
Bredke832/
Brekee831/
Breuke831/
Brezke831/
Brekeh831/
Brek802,226/
Brekkestø8010/
Breckkett800/
Breakey771,115/
Brakkee77284/
Braecke7776/
Breakie7762/
Broecke7748/
Bresker7725/
Breicke7724/
Briecke7723/
Breskey7720/
Brekkås7718/
Brykker7716/
Breckes7712/
Breïcke7712/
B'Reike778/
Breikhe778/
Brekkaa778/
Breckey778/
Breycke778/
Breszke776/
Brekett772/
Bredtke772/
Breiske771/
Breukeu771/
Brackke771/
Brakkie771/
Breckie771/
Brroeke771/
Breizke771/
Bresske771/
Brettke771/
Breikeh771/
Brekeeh771/
Brekeit771/
Breakes770/
Brescke770/
Brehkey770/
Brokkee770/
Breakka770/
Brake7314,023/
Break733,871/
Breck731,692/
Breik73913/
Briek73447/
Breka73394/
Brzek73355/
Brike73249/
Breek73233/
Breki73183/
Broke73173/
Vreke7371/
Breuk7359/
Breïk7336/
Breky7329/
Brece7325/
Bryke7321/
Breeg7314/
Brejk7310/
Bröke7310/
Brekh738/
Brikk732/
Breeq732/
Breec731/
Åbrek731/
Brekc731/
Bräke731/
Breschke7188/
Breecker7139/
Breacker7125/
Breykher713/
Bredåker713/
B'Reicke712/
Breckher711/
Breikeet711/
Breckets710/
Bracke676,164/
Bröker674,895/
Breece672,662/
Brocke672,480/
Breika671,388/
Vreeke67601/
Brekaa67581/
Breick67536/
Brekht67413/
Breaka67383/
Brokky67368/
Brakey67338/
Breche67334/
Breški67306/
Breque67251/
Bräker67246/
Brekha67227/
Bricke67195/
Bregue67195/
Brieck67119/
Breeck67115/
Brejka67106/
Bryker67105/
Braike67103/
Bryske6799/
Breïck6777/
Brikez6772/
Brykez6760/
Brycke6756/
Breïkh6741/
Breack6739/
Breice6739/
Braake6738/
Brokki6738/
Brikey6731/
Bräske6731/
Brißke6719/
Braïke6719/
Breiki6715/
Breuck6713/
Brezky6710/
Breïka6710/
Breyka679/
Brekai679/
Brayke678/
Brokey677/
Brakké677/
Breaky676/
Brecey676/
Brecea676/
Brekys675/
B'Reik675/
Brioke675/
Brroke674/
Brakee673/
Brikké673/
Bryket672/
Brickk672/
Brieka672/
Brokee672/
Breaki672/
Brecce672/
Breischke671/
Brekkhova671/
Briekh671/
Brokea671/
Brrece671/
Brakki671/
Breegt671/
B'Reck671/
B'Riek671/
Vreike671/
Brikeh671/
Brzeki671/
Breiké671/
Brekhs671/
Brekoi671/
Breský671/
Brigke671/
Bräcke671/
Brekhi671/
Brekss671/
Brikki671/
Breeka671/
Breace670/
Brecky670/
Brakky670/
Breisk670/
Bretck670/

Brekke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brekke in the Russian language
Бреккеbrekke-
Brekke in the Arabic language
بريكيbryky-

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