Brinks Surname

122,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Brinks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brinks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7251:210,12120,556
Netherlands1,3171:12,8221,860
Germany4741:169,84320,011
Denmark1061:53,2525,465
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Norway131:395,56035,657
England121:4,643,172139,951
France51:13,284,544357,392
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Brinks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brinks (Russian: Бринкс) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brinks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 122,298th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,948,542 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Brinks reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,725 people, or 1 in 210,121. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 54 percent reside, Colorado, where 5 percent reside and Texas, where 3 percent reside. Apart from The United States Brinks is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 35 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Brinks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brinks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brinks surname rose 1,402 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brinks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brinks surname are 38.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brinks earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 16.87% less than the national average, earning 287,709 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $47,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.62% less than the national average, earning $42,915 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brincks92592/
Brinkcs921/
Brings832,479/
Bringås7712/
Bringgs772/
Brinchs771/
Brinx733/
Bringsås7111/
Brencs6751/
Brengs675/
Brienx671/
Bringz671/
Vrengs501/

Brinks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brinks in the Russian language
Бринксbrinks-

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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 Brinks
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