Brenken Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brenken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brenken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3831:210,19723,856
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Brenken Last Name Facts

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

Brenken is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 716,247th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,861,632 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Brenken live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 210,197. In Germany Brenken is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 59 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside and Hamburg, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Germany Brenken is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 4 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Brenken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brenken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brenken surname declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brennken931/
Brnken921/
Brenkienė886/
Vrenken86331/
Brinken86159/
Brünken86141/
Bremken8633/
Brenkin869/
Brynken861/
Wrenken860/
Vrencken80137/
Brincken8079/
Brinnken800/
Brenking800/
Brencheen752/
Brynkin71259/
Brinkin7172/
Brynkyn7121/
Brõnkin7115/
Brinkén718/
Brnckin710/
Brynkina6781/
Brynkyna6732/
Brinkina677/
Brincin5715/
Vrinkin571/
Wrinkin570/
Brinquin53105/
Brynkien534/
Brinchen534/
Brinkien532/
Brinkienė506/

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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 Brenken
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