Brenkuš Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Brenkuš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 55 | 1:45,230 | 7,852 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
The alternate forms: Brenkus (669) & Brenkuś (1) are calculated separately.
Brenkuš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brenkuš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brenkuš is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may also appear as: Brenkus or Brenkuś. For other possible spellings of Brenkuš click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brenkuš? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,220,661st most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Brenkuš is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brenkuš reside; 75 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 45,230. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Upper Carniola, where 96 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 2 percent reside and Lower Sava, where 2 percent reside. Other than Slovenia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 15 percent reside and Slovakia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenkus | 95 | 669 | / |
| Brenkuś | 95 | 1 | / |
| Brenkud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brenkušová | 82 | 9 | / |
| Brenkusz | 80 | 27 | / |
| Brenkuss | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brenkucz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brencu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brenkusch | 75 | 43 | / |
| Brenkhust | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brenkusová | 71 | 185 | / |
| Brynkus | 71 | 170 | / |
| Brencus | 71 | 62 | / |
| Brinkus | 71 | 59 | / |
| Brinkoš | 71 | 23 | / |
| Brenkusova | 71 | 11 | / |
| Brincku | 71 | 9 | / |
| Brencut | 71 | 9 | / |
| Brinkhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brynkuś | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bringku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brinkup | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brinkhus | 67 | 239 | / |
| Brinkusz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Brinkaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brinkuys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brinkhut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brenqauz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brenkosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brinckus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Brenkuš
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