Brinkmann Surname

12,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brinkmann Surname Definition:

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

Brinkmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany38,4331:2,095179
United States2,4991:145,04214,992
Denmark4141:13,6351,317
Netherlands3181:53,1049,110
Brazil2721:787,03828,581
Namibia1271:18,9723,358
Switzerland1131:72,6818,609
Ecuador911:174,7907,483
Australia881:306,76926,711
Spain761:615,15828,427
Canada731:504,73442,927
Argentina671:637,96144,681
France671:991,384111,008
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Austria541:157,69320,874
England501:1,114,36153,243
Sweden451:218,81715,158
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Paraguay361:201,0213,750
Norway351:146,92218,432
Chile321:550,51513,718
Greece271:410,36354,524
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Croatia91:469,84536,710
China51:273,464,31313,838
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4631:108,46410,843

Brinkmann (15) may also be a first name.

Brinkmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Brinkmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brinkmann (Russian: Бринкманн) is most common in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brinkmann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,986th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 168,681 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Brinkmann are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Brinkmann is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 15 people.

Brinkmann is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 38,433 people, or 1 in 2,095. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 28 percent are found and Hesse, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Brinkmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brinkmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brinkmann surname grew 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brinkmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brinkmann surname are 16.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Brinkmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.52% less than the national average, earning 295,829 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 86.44% more than the national average, earning R 443,052 per year; in United States they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning $50,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.37% more than the national average, earning $56,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Brinkmann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brinkmann in the Russian language
Бринкманнbrinkmann-

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