Brinken Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Brinken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brinken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany831:969,94567,438
Poland431:883,92467,072
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Brinkén (8) are calculated separately.

Brinken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brinken (Russian: Бринкен) is found most in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms: Brinkén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brinken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brinken is the 1,380,086th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name Brinken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Brinken live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Brinken is most common in Germany, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 969,945. In Germany Brinken is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Beside Germany Brinken exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 27 percent live and Switzerland, where 6 percent live.

Brinken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brinken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brinkén958/
Brincken9379/
Brinkien932/
Brinnken930/
Brnken921/
Brinkienė886/
Brenken86408/
Brünken86141/
Brinkin8672/
Brynken861/
Brinkina807/
Brynkien804/
Brinchen804/
Brennken801/
Brenkienė756/
Vrenken71331/
Bremken7133/
Brynkyn7121/
Brincin7115/
Vrinkin711/
Vrencken67137/
Brinquin67105/
Brynkyna6732/
Brinquem675/
Brynkin57259/
Brõnkin5715/
Brenkin579/
Brnckin570/
Brynkina5381/
Brenking530/
Brencheen502/

Brinken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brinken in the Russian language
Бринкенbrinken-

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