Brink Surname
Approximately 46,514 people bear this surname
Brink Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) Dweller at the Edge or Slope of a Hill [Middle English brink, Scandinavian brink, a verge, slope: cp. also Dutch brink, an edge, &c.]
Brink Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,698 | 1:23,089 | 2,903 |
| South Africa | 11,957 | 1:4,531 | 577 |
| Netherlands | 6,770 | 1:2,494 | 174 |
| Germany | 5,677 | 1:14,181 | 1,841 |
| Sweden | 1,954 | 1:5,039 | 481 |
| Denmark | 1,771 | 1:3,187 | 265 |
| Canada | 711 | 1:51,822 | 6,241 |
| Australia | 377 | 1:71,607 | 8,462 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| England | 240 | 1:232,159 | 19,279 |
| Namibia | 108 | 1:22,309 | 3,784 |
| New Zealand | 91 | 1:49,762 | 8,043 |
| Poland | 75 | 1:506,783 | 49,442 |
| Finland | 72 | 1:76,343 | 8,354 |
| France | 72 | 1:922,538 | 106,020 |
| Thailand | 67 | 1:1,054,304 | 158,943 |
| Norway | 61 | 1:84,300 | 11,704 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Spain | 39 | 1:1,198,770 | 41,125 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Cambodia | 11 | 1:1,407,922 | 6,192 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,468 | 1:14,481 | 1,851 |
The alternate forms: Brińk (1) are calculated separately.
Brink (436) may also be a first name.
Brink Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) Dweller at the Edge or Slope of a Hill [Middle English brink, Scandinavian brink, a verge, slope: cp. also Dutch brink, an edge, &c.]
(1) “Village Green” in Dutch. (2) Also ground surrounding homestead. (3) “Small Grassy Hill” - Old Dutch name.
(English) Dweller at the edge or slope of a hill.
(German, Dutch) Dweller on, or near, the grassy hill.
Brink Demographics
Average Male Brink Height
176.92 cm
Average Female Brink Height
161.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brink Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brink Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brink (Arabic: برينك, Georgian: ბრინკ, Russian: Бринк) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Brińk. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brink? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 12,075th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 156,674 people. Brink is predominantly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Brink are found; 30 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Brink is also the 410,680th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 436 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 15,698 people, or 1 in 23,089. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 9 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside.
Brink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brink has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brink surname rose 453 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,714 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brink Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Brink last name are 19.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.88% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Brink earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning 355,612 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.96% more than the national average, earning R 399,144 per year; in United States they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $46,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $52,676 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brińk | 93 | 1 | / |
| Brinck | 91 | 2,419 | / |
| Brinke | 91 | 1,172 | / |
| Åbrink | 91 | 134 | / |
| Brinkø | 91 | 10 | / |
| Brzink | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bringk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Øbrink | 91 | 1 | / |
| Brienk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Brinnk | 91 | 0 | / |
| Brnk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Håbrink | 83 | 2 | / |
| Brinnke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Brinkcs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bruinck | 83 | 0 | / |
| Brenk | 80 | 2,155 | / |
| Bring | 80 | 1,629 | / |
| Brinc | 80 | 317 | / |
| Brynk | 80 | 74 | / |
| Brønk | 80 | 16 | / |
| Brinx | 80 | 3 | / |
| Brinq | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brnke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brimk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brnck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brünk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brinkova | 77 | 56 | / |
| Brinková | 77 | 2 | / |
| Brings | 73 | 2,479 | / |
| Brenke | 73 | 1,131 | / |
| Brzenk | 73 | 251 | / |
| Brenck | 73 | 61 | / |
| Brünke | 73 | 37 | / |
| Bruing | 73 | 22 | / |
| Briong | 73 | 22 | / |
| Brring | 73 | 18 | / |
| Åbring | 73 | 8 | / |
| Børing | 73 | 8 | / |
| Brynke | 73 | 7 | / |
| Brünck | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bringø | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bringh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Brengk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bruenk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bringt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Båring | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bringg | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hbring | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bhring | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bringz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brenkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brehnk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vrinck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brimck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brimke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Brincková | 71 | 161 | / |
| Brinkehed | 71 | 14 | / |
| Brinckova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bringue | 67 | 339 | / |
| Brnková | 67 | 70 | / |
| Brinque | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bårring | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bæhring | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bringås | 67 | 12 | / |
| Håbring | 67 | 9 | / |
| Brencke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Brennke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Brnkova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brng | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bręk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bringgs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bûhring | 67 | 1 | / |
Brink Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brink in the Georgian language | ||
| ბრინკ | brink | - |
| Brink in the Russian language | ||
| Бринк | brink | - |
| Brink in the Arabic language | ||
| برينك | brynk | - |
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Brink Reference & Research
Brink DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Brink FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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- 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 Brink
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