Brenke Surname

328,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brenke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brenke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6921:116,33714,315
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Venezuela691:437,7408,753
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England61:9,286,343223,652
France61:11,070,454349,096
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Brenke Last Name Facts

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

Brenke occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenke? popularity and diffusion

Brenke is the 328,117th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,443,454 people. The last name Brenke occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Brenke live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Brenke is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 692 people, or 1 in 116,337. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Venezuela, where 6 percent are found.

Brenke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brenke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brenke surname expanded 1,778 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brenke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brenke surname are 38.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

Brenke earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.01% less than the national average, earning $33,221 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brencke927/
Bruenke925/
Brennke925/
Brenkes921/
Brenkey920/
Brenk912,155/
Brnke911/
Brenncke8657/
Bruencke860/
Brencker860/
Brence831,176/
Brinke831,172/
Brzenk83251/
Brenck8361/
Brenka8357/
Brünke8337/
Brynke837/
Brenky833/
Bruenk832/
Brengk832/
Brienk831/
Brnker831/
Brehnk831/
Brenkh831/
Brenki831/
Brnk801/
Brünker77169/
Brinkey7776/
Brinket7729/
Brencea7723/
Brinkes774/
Brynker772/
Brnkerh772/
Brengka771/
Bremkey771/
Brengue771/
Brinnke771/
Brencee770/
Brink7346,514/
Breng73317/
Brynk7374/
Brnka7368/
Brenc7365/
Brønk7316/
Brnck731/
Brünk731/
Bremk730/
Brincker71375/
Brenková7149/
Brenkova7141/
Bringkes7122/
Brzencki717/
Brenquez717/
Brinkhed714/
Brenques713/
Brinkoey712/
Brenquer711/
Brengkis711/
Brinkiey711/
Brinkerh711/
Brinck672,419/
Braeng671,069/
Brenca67608/
Broeng67150/
Åbrink67134/
Brinka6756/
Brencs6751/
Brynka6743/
Breenkova6729/
Breeng6720/
Brinkåker6718/
Brinkehed6714/
Brinkø6710/
Brinky678/
Brueng678/
Børeng678/
Brinkeová677/
Brünck675/
Brengs675/
Brinki673/
Brengt673/
Breung672/
Brzink671/
Brinkhead671/
Brinkheys671/
Øbrink671/
Brenøc671/
Bringk671/
Brinnk670/
Brenng670/
Bhreng670/
Brimke670/
Brinckett670/

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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 Brenke
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