Brinek Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Brinek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brinek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria971:87,78812,982
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Břinek (116), Brínek (1) & Břínek (29) are calculated separately.

Brinek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brinek is more commonly found in Austria than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Břinek, Brínek or Břínek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brinek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,620,164th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Brinek is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Brinek live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Brinek is most widespread in Austria, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 87,788. In Austria it is primarily concentrated in: Vienna, where 60 percent are found, Upper Austria, where 24 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 9 percent are found. Beside Austria Brinek occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Czechia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Břinek94116/
Brínek941/
Breinek924/
Brisnek921/
Bringek920/
Břínek8929/
Brenek83281/
Brunek8336/
Brinec8315/
Brineg836/
Brinik830/
Brienik77122/
Bruneck7741/
Brineac7727/
Brinikh776/
Brinick776/
Brainyk775/
Brisnik774/
Breinyk773/
Breneck772/
Brunhek772/
Brainik772/
Vrienek771/
Brignec771/
Bruniek771/
Britnik771/
Breneke771/
Breinik771/
Breniek771/
Brinecs771/
Brzenek771/
Brüneke771/
Brinike770/
Breineková759/
Brińk731/
Brinkova7156/
Brünecke7129/
Brainick7116/
Brenecke717/
Brunneck714/
Brenetke713/
Breneske711/
Breinick710/
Breneeke710/
Brinicke710/
Brunec67377/
Břenek67249/
Brenyk67126/
Brinig67108/
Bruijniks6770/
Brynyk6766/
Brunik6762/
Brenik6739/
Breník6735/
Bruník6730/
Brynik6715/
Brinic6711/
Brainicks678/
Brünec677/
Brinikova676/
Brinix671/
Britneigh671/
Brinyc671/
Bruneg670/
Brethneck670/
Bresneske670/
Brenec670/
Breisnick670/

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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 Brinek
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