Brinkman Surname

23,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Brinkman Surname Definition:

See Brink.

Brinkman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,3671:25,2293,176
Netherlands6,1761:2,734205
Canada5361:68,7427,900
Australia3841:70,3018,321
England3281:169,87215,639
Germany1801:447,25339,773
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
Namibia1411:17,0883,038
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
France441:1,509,607143,950
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Israel281:305,63026,425
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Aruba181:5,749789
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Suriname41:138,1547,029
China31:455,773,85521,925
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0521:24,4733,049

Brinkman (37) may also be a first name.

Brinkman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Brink.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German, Dutch) Dweller on, or near, the grassy hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brinkman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brinkman (Arabic: برنكمان, Russian: Бринкман) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brinkman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brinkman is the 23,749th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 319,531 people. The last name Brinkman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Brinkman live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 37 people.

The surname Brinkman is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 14,367 people, or 1 in 25,229. In The United States Brinkman is most frequent in: Ohio, where 10 percent reside, Illinois, where 7 percent reside and Minnesota, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 64 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Brinkman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brinkman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brinkman surname increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brinkman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Brinkman surname is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Brinkman are 33.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Brinkman earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.1% more than the national average, earning R 302,040 per year; in United States they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $45,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $48,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Brinkman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brinkman in the Russian language
Бринкманbrinkman-
Brinkman in the Arabic language
برنكمانbrnkman-
برينكمانbrynkman-

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