Brinke Surname

319,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Brinke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brinke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6121:131,54516,013
Netherlands2461:68,64711,709
Latvia1241:16,5332,450
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Canada481:767,61660,775
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Briņķe (3) are calculated separately.

Brinke (36) may also be a first name.

Brinke Last Name Facts

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

Brinke is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Briņķe. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brinke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 319,156th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,218,043 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Brinke are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 36 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 612 people, or 1 in 131,545. In Germany Brinke is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Bavaria, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 21 percent are found and Latvia, where 11 percent are found.

Brinke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brinke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brinke surname increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brinke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brinke are 29.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Brinke earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $56,800 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brinkey9276/
Brinket9229/
Brinkes924/
Brinnke921/
Brink9146,514/
Brnke911/
Briņķe893/
Brincker86375/
Bringkes8622/
Brinkhed864/
Brinkoey862/
Brinkerh861/
Brinkiey861/
Brinck832,419/
Brenke831,131/
Brince83162/
Åbrink83134/
Brinka8356/
Brünke8337/
Brinkø8310/
Brinky838/
Brynke837/
Brinki833/
Brienk831/
Brnker831/
Øbrink831/
Bringk831/
Brzink831/
Brinnk830/
Brimke830/
Brinkåker8018/
Brinkehed8014/
Brinkeová807/
Brinkhead801/
Brinkheys801/
Brnk801/
Brinckett800/
Bringue77339/
Brinkis77174/
Brünker77169/
Bringki7789/
Brincka7779/
Brinque7737/
Brencke777/
Brennke775/
Bruenke775/
Brinche775/
Brnkerh772/
Håbrink772/
Brynker772/
Brinkcs771/
Brincki771/
Brenkes771/
Bringky771/
Bruinck770/
Brenkey770/
Brenk732,155/
Bring731,629/
Brinc73317/
Brynk7374/
Brnka7368/
Brønk7316/
Brinx733/
Brinq732/
Brimk731/
Brińk731/
Brünk731/
Brnck731/
Brinquez71596/
Brinques7188/
Brenncke7157/
Brinkova7156/
Brinquer719/
Bringkit714/
Bringkis713/
Brinková712/
Brinkhys712/
Brinkith711/
Brinkuys711/
Brencker710/
Bruencke710/
Brings672,479/
Brinkhuis671,893/
Brence671,176/
Brinca67443/
Brzenk67251/
Brincková67161/
Brinkhuys67157/
Bringquez67145/
Brenck6761/
Brenka6757/
Brynka6743/
Briong6722/
Bruing6722/
Brring6718/
Åbring678/
Børing678/
Brünck675/
Bringø674/
Brenky673/
Brinckova673/
Bringh673/
Břinka673/
Bhring672/
Hbring672/
Bringg672/
Båring672/
Brengk672/
Bringques672/
Bringt672/
Bruenk672/
Brenki671/
Brynce671/
Vrinck671/
Brehnk671/
Brenkh671/
Brinqi671/
Bringz671/
Brinkhais671/
Brinqueis671/
Brimck671/
Brnche670/

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