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

The last name Brenke is most common in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Brenke.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 328,117th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,443,454 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Brenke live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 692 people, or 1 in 116,337. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Venezuela, where 6 percent live.

Brenke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brenke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,778 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brenke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brenke are 38.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.54% registered with 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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  • 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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