Brenkin Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Brenkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brenkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Brenkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brenkin is carried by more people in Estonia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brenkin.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Brenkin occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Brenkin reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Brenkin is most commonly used in Estonia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 165,226. Excluding Estonia Brenkin is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Brenkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brenkin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brenkin last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brenking930/
Brenkienė886/
Brenken86408/
Brynkin86259/
Brinkin8672/
Brõnkin8615/
Brnckin860/
Brynkina8081/
Brinkina807/
Brynkien804/
Brinkien802/
Brennken801/
Brinkienė756/
Vrenken71331/
Brynkyn7121/
Brinkén718/
Vrinkin711/
Wrinkin710/
Wrenken710/
Vrencken67137/
Brynkyna6732/
Brencheen632/
Brnken621/
Brinken57159/
Brünken57141/
Bremken5733/
Brincin5715/
Brynken571/
Brinquin53105/
Brincken5379/
Brinquem535/
Brinchen534/
Brinnken530/

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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 Brenkin
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