Brenk Surname

194,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Brenk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2041:66,8658,544
Poland4141:91,80914,146
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Slovenia451:55,2828,759
France191:3,495,933219,029
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway71:734,61250,907
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Brenk (14) may also be a first name.

Brenk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brenk (Russian: Бренк) is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 194,901st most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,381,692 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Brenk are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Brenk is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,204 people, or 1 in 66,865. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent are found. Barring Germany it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Brenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brenk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brenk surname expanded 1,694 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brenk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brenk last name are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brenke911,131/
Brzenk91251/
Brenck9161/
Bruenk912/
Brengk912/
Brenkh911/
Brehnk911/
Brienk911/
Brnk891/
Brencke837/
Brennke835/
Brink8046,514/
Breng80317/
Brynk8074/
Brenc8065/
Brønk8016/
Brünk801/
Brnke801/
Brnck801/
Bremk800/
Brenncke7757/
Brenková7749/
Brenkova7741/
Brinck732,419/
Brinke731,172/
Braeng731,069/
Broeng73150/
Åbrink73134/
Brencs7351/
Brünke7337/
Breeng7320/
Brinkø7310/
Brueng738/
Børeng738/
Brynke737/
Brünck735/
Brengs735/
Brengt733/
Breung732/
Brzink731/
Bringk731/
Brenøc731/
Øbrink731/
Bhreng730/
Brenng730/
Brinnk730/
Breenkova7129/
Brnková6770/
Bårreng677/
Brnkova673/
Brng673/
Håbrink672/
Bręk672/
Brinnke671/
Brengue671/
Brinkcs671/
Breheng670/
Bruinck670/

Brenk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brenk in the Russian language
Бренкbrenk-

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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 Brenk
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