Brenkel Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Scotland

Brenkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brenkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
France91:7,380,302306,885
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Brenkel Last Name Facts

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

Brenkel has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenkel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,436,415th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Brenkel are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Brenkel is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 95 percent live and Berlin, where 5 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Brenkel Last Name Statistics demography

Brenkel earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.12% less than the national average, earning R 175,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brenckel937/
Brinkel86348/
Brencel8617/
Brinkell806/
Brenquel801/
Brinnkel801/
Brencl772/
Brinkl771/
Wrinkel712/
Brencil710/
Wrinkell670/
Brinchell631/
Brinkleth631/
Wrinkl621/
Brincil579/
Wrenclt571/
Brinchill500/

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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 Brenkel
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