Brekkstein Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Brekkstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faroe Islands | 15 | 1:3,267 | 375 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
Brekkstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brekkstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brekkstein occurs in The Faroe Islands more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brekkstein? popularity and diffusion
Brekkstein is the 4,772,636th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Brekkstein occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Brekkstein live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most widespread in The Faroe Islands, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,267. Without taking into account The Faroe Islands Brekkstein is found in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broekstein | 90 | 40 | / |
| Breckstein | 90 | 10 | / |
| Bregstein | 84 | 99 | / |
| Brokstein | 84 | 19 | / |
| Brockstein | 80 | 19 | / |
| Breckstien | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brakhshtein | 76 | 7 | / |
| Brochstein | 70 | 248 | / |
| Brachstein | 70 | 1 | / |
| Breikštienė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brochsztein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brockstan | 63 | 0 | / |
| Brochstain | 60 | 3 | / |
| Brochsztain | 57 | 4 | / |
| Brochsztejn | 57 | 4 | / |
| Brochstjn | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Brekkstein
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