Brinken Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Brinken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 83 | 1:969,945 | 67,438 |
| Poland | 43 | 1:883,924 | 67,072 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Brinkén (8) are calculated separately.
Brinken Demographics
Average Brinken Salary in
United States
$83,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brinken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brinken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brinken (Russian: Бринкен) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Brinkén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brinken? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,380,086th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Brinken live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Brinken is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 969,945. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 27 percent reside and Switzerland, where 6 percent reside.
Brinken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Brinken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Brinken Last Name Statistics demography
Brinken earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 94.38% more than the national average, earning $83,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brinkén | 95 | 8 | / |
| Brincken | 93 | 79 | / |
| Brinkien | 93 | 2 | / |
| Brinnken | 93 | 0 | / |
| Brnken | 92 | 1 | / |
| Brinkienė | 88 | 6 | / |
| Brenken | 86 | 408 | / |
| Brünken | 86 | 141 | / |
| Brinkin | 86 | 72 | / |
| Brynken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brinkina | 80 | 7 | / |
| Brynkien | 80 | 4 | / |
| Brinchen | 80 | 4 | / |
| Brennken | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brenkienė | 75 | 6 | / |
| Vrenken | 71 | 331 | / |
| Bremken | 71 | 33 | / |
| Brynkyn | 71 | 21 | / |
| Brincin | 71 | 15 | / |
| Vrinkin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vrencken | 67 | 137 | / |
| Brinquin | 67 | 105 | / |
| Brynkyna | 67 | 32 | / |
| Brinquem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Brynkin | 57 | 259 | / |
| Brõnkin | 57 | 15 | / |
| Brenkin | 57 | 9 | / |
| Brnckin | 57 | 0 | / |
| Brynkina | 53 | 81 | / |
| Brenking | 53 | 0 | / |
| Brencheen | 50 | 2 | / |
Brinken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brinken in the Russian language | ||
| Бринкен | brinken | - |
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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 Brinken
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