Brinkel Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Brinkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brinkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1951:412,84937,725
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Brinkel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brinkel is most common in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brinkel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 804,502nd most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. Brinkel occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Brinkel are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 412,849. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent are found and Thuringia, where 12 percent are found. Beside Germany it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found.

Brinkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brinkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brinkel last name expanded 330 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brinkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brinkel are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the political party.

Brinkel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% more than the national average, earning $56,510 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brinkell936/
Brinnkel931/
Brinkl921/
Brenkel8662/
Wrinkel862/
Brenckel807/
Wrinkell800/
Wrinkl771/
Brinkleth751/
Brinchell751/
Brencel7117/
Brincil719/
Brenquel671/
Brinchill630/
Brencl622/
Brencil570/

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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 Brinkel
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