Brinkhuis Surname

216,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Brinkhuis Surname User-submission:

The Brinkhuis surname means 'house on the village square'.

Brinkhuis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9441:17,8892,781
South Africa8001:67,7228,477
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Australia431:627,80744,139
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Brinkhuis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Brinkhuis surname means 'house on the village square'.

- susan_brinkhuis

Brinkhuis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brinkhuis occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brinkhuis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 216,733rd most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,849,734 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Brinkhuis are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 944 people, or 1 in 17,889. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Overijssel, where 41 percent reside, Gelderland, where 16 percent reside and North Holland, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands Brinkhuis is found in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 42 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Brinkhuis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brinkhuis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brinkhuis surname grew 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brinkhuis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brinkhuis surname are 49.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 96.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brinkhuis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.26% less than the national average, earning R 208,500 per year and in United States they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $42,179 USD per year.

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