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

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

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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