Brenkley Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Brenkley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brenkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:442,20729,452
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Brenkley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brenkley occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenkley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,244,200th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. Brenkley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Brenkley are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 442,207. In England Brenkley is most frequent in: Durham, where 25 percent live, Merseyside, where 10 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Brenkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brenkley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Brenkley last name rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brenkley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Brenkley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $50,567 CAD per year.

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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 Brenkley
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