Brekke Surname
Approximately 7,972 people bear this surname
Brekke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 4,367 | 1:1,178 | 96 |
| United States | 3,190 | 1:113,623 | 12,293 |
| Canada | 152 | 1:242,405 | 23,093 |
| Sweden | 62 | 1:158,819 | 11,058 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Denmark | 31 | 1:182,088 | 15,299 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 84 | 1:597,841 | 40,179 |
Brekke (97) may also be a first name.
Brekke Demographics
Brekke Political Affiliation
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Brekke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brekke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brekke (Arabic: بريكي, Russian: Брекке) is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brekke? popularity and diffusion
Brekke is the 62,906th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 914,143 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Brekke are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 962,660th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 97 people.
The last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 4,367 people, or 1 in 1,178. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent live, Western Norway, where 40 percent live and Northern Norway, where 4 percent live. Beside Norway Brekke exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Brekke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Brekke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brekke surname rose 3,798 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Brekke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Brekke are 1.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.32% registered to vote for the political 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
Brekke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brekke in the Russian language | ||
| Брекке | brekke | - |
| Brekke in the Arabic language | ||
| بريكي | bryky | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brekke
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