Brenk Surname
Approximately 2,155 people bear this surname
Brenk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,204 | 1:66,865 | 8,544 |
| Poland | 414 | 1:91,809 | 14,146 |
| United States | 305 | 1:1,188,390 | 84,748 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Slovenia | 45 | 1:55,282 | 8,759 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Brenk (14) may also be a first name.
Brenk Demographics
Brenk Political Affiliation
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Brenk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brenk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brenk (Russian: Бренк) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brenk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Brenk is the 194,901st most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,381,692 people. Brenk occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Brenk reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Brenk is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name in the world It is held by 14 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 1,204 people, or 1 in 66,865. In Germany Brenk is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Brenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brenk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,694 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Brenk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Brenk last name are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.13% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Brenk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.92% less than the national average, earning 339,444 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning $46,429 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenke | 91 | 1,131 | / |
| Brzenk | 91 | 251 | / |
| Brenck | 91 | 61 | / |
| Bruenk | 91 | 2 | / |
| Brengk | 91 | 2 | / |
| Brenkh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Brehnk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Brienk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Brnk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Brencke | 83 | 7 | / |
| Brennke | 83 | 5 | / |
| Brink | 80 | 46,514 | / |
| Breng | 80 | 317 | / |
| Brynk | 80 | 74 | / |
| Brenc | 80 | 65 | / |
| Brønk | 80 | 16 | / |
| Brünk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brnke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brnck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bremk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brenncke | 77 | 57 | / |
| Brenková | 77 | 49 | / |
| Brenkova | 77 | 41 | / |
| Brinck | 73 | 2,419 | / |
| Brinke | 73 | 1,172 | / |
| Braeng | 73 | 1,069 | / |
| Broeng | 73 | 150 | / |
| Åbrink | 73 | 134 | / |
| Brencs | 73 | 51 | / |
| Brünke | 73 | 37 | / |
| Breeng | 73 | 20 | / |
| Brinkø | 73 | 10 | / |
| Brueng | 73 | 8 | / |
| Børeng | 73 | 8 | / |
| Brynke | 73 | 7 | / |
| Brünck | 73 | 5 | / |
| Brengs | 73 | 5 | / |
| Brengt | 73 | 3 | / |
| Breung | 73 | 2 | / |
| Brzink | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bringk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brenøc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Øbrink | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhreng | 73 | 0 | / |
| Brenng | 73 | 0 | / |
| Brinnk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Breenkova | 71 | 29 | / |
| Brnková | 67 | 70 | / |
| Bårreng | 67 | 7 | / |
| Brnkova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brng | 67 | 3 | / |
| Håbrink | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bręk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brinnke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brengue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brinkcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Breheng | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bruinck | 67 | 0 | / |
Brenk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brenk in the Russian language | ||
| Бренк | brenk | - |
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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 Brenk
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