Brekken Surname

342,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Brekken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brekken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6101:8,430891
United States4471:810,87062,361
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Brekken (10) may also be a first name.

Brekken Last Name Facts

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

Brekken (Russian: Бреккен) is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brekken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 342,056th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,791,748 people. The surname Brekken occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Brekken reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in Scandinavia. Brekken is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name on earth, held by 10 people.

The surname Brekken is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 610 people, or 1 in 8,430. In Norway Brekken is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 44 percent live, Western Norway, where 32 percent live and Central Norway, where 19 percent live. Aside from Norway this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Brekken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brekken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,016 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brekken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brekken last name are 5.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.04% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brekken earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.21% less than the national average, earning 317,652 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.74% more than the national average, earning $48,648 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braekken934/
Breken9248/
Brokken86908/
Braeken86888/
Broeken86326/
Brecken86233/
Brakken86158/
Brekeen8673/
Breiken8627/
Breeken862/
Bredken861/
Brieken861/
Breuken861/
Brekenn861/
Breaken861/
Brekien861/
Brejken861/
Brreken860/
Bresken860/
Breckeen8012/
Breskend806/
Brekienė805/
Brakcken801/
Breicken800/
Braekeen800/
Braken77383/
Vreken77155/
Broken77154/
Brekne77152/
Brekin7757/
Briken7724/
Briekn773/
Bryken771/
Broekn771/
Brekem771/
Brekyn771/
Bracken7118,728/
Vreeken711,476/
Brocken71662/
Bricken71313/
Breykin71228/
Breckin7194/
Brisken7150/
Brekina7131/
Breikyn7123/
Bröcken7122/
Bredkin7117/
Breskyn7115/
Brekyna718/
Bretkin716/
Breakin715/
Brezkin714/
Brakeen714/
Brekhnh712/
Breikin712/
Brechen712/
Breacen711/
Brejkin711/
Brakkin711/
Braekin711/
Bredkyn711/
Breekin710/
Brackeen671,442/
Brecheen67649/
Breykina67302/
Brokienė67124/
Brickeen6793/
Brechkin6784/
Breikyna6735/
Brikn6717/
Brechkyn6713/
Brikienė6712/
Braacken674/
Breechen673/
Brackenn673/
Brechenn672/
Breykyna671/
Breekhnh671/
Braccken671/
Brackaen671/
Brackkin671/
Breakion671/
Vreekeen671/
Vreecken671/
Vreijken671/
Breikina671/
Brecn670/

Brekken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brekken in the Russian language
Бреккенbrekken-

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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 Brekken
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