Brenkman Surname

465,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Brenkman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brenkman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2681:63,01210,837
South Africa2671:202,91321,677
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
France221:3,019,215204,848
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Brenkman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brenkman (Russian: Бренкман) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Brenkman.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenkman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brenkman is the 465,687th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,079,593 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Brenkman reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 37 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 63,012. In The Netherlands Brenkman is mostly found in: South Holland, where 37 percent reside, Gelderland, where 17 percent reside and Utrecht, where 15 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Brenkman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brenkman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brenkman last name expanded 277 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brenkman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brenkman surname are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Brenkman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.54% more than the national average, earning R 452,796 per year and in United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Brenkman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brenkman in the Russian language
Бренкманbrenkman-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brenkman
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