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
Average Male Brekke Height
176.66 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
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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- 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 Brekke
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