Brekken Surname
Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname
Brekken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 610 | 1:8,430 | 891 |
| United States | 447 | 1:810,870 | 62,361 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Brekken (10) may also be a first name.
Brekken Demographics
Average Brekken Salary in
United States
$48,648 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brekken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brekken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brekken (Russian: Бреккен) is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Brekken? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 342,056th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,791,748 people. The last name Brekken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Brekken are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in Scandinavia. Brekken is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.
It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 610 people, or 1 in 8,430. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 44 percent reside, Western Norway, where 32 percent reside and Central Norway, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Norway it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.
Brekken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brekken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brekken last name expanded 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 national average, with 52.04% being registered with the 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
Brekken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brekken in the Russian language | ||
| Бреккен | brekken | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Brekken
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