Brenker Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brenker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brenker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4951:162,63719,290
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Brenker Last Name Facts

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

Brenker is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brenker is the 510,931st most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 11,386,790 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Brenker are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 495 people, or 1 in 162,637. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found and Hesse, where 6 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Brenker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brenker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brenker last name expanded 294 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brenker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brenker last name are 42.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 89.47% being registered to vote for the party.

Brenker earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.38% more than the national average, earning $51,080 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brenkert93130/
Brenkier935/
Bruenker935/
Brienker931/
Brencker930/
Brnker921/
Brenckert8812/
Brinker8612,583/
Brünker86169/
Brynker862/
Brnkerh862/
Brencer860/
Brinkert801,038/
Brincker80375/
Brencher80281/
Brynkier807/
Brinkerh801/
Brenquer801/
Brinkåker7518/
Brinkerová712/
Brincer711/
Brinkerova711/
Brinkir710/
Brincher6729/
Brinquer679/
Brännkär671/
Brinkirt671/
Brännkärr63150/
Brinkkjær6316/
Værnkjær531/

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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 Brenker
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