Brke Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Brke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Brke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻛﻪ) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Brke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Brke reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Barring Ethiopia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Brke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brke last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Børke | 89 | 206 | / |
| Brker | 89 | 48 | / |
| Brkie | 89 | 5 | / |
| Bhrke | 89 | 1 | / |
| Brkey | 89 | 0 | / |
| Brk | 86 | 175 | / |
| Brække | 80 | 217 | / |
| Brøker | 80 | 19 | / |
| Børkje | 80 | 16 | / |
| Børcke | 80 | 3 | / |
| Brka | 75 | 497 | / |
| Brce | 75 | 140 | / |
| Brkh | 75 | 18 | / |
| Bræk | 75 | 17 | / |
| Brki | 75 | 12 | / |
| Brck | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bhrk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Brkz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Brqk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brky | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brkx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brkg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brkk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brkc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brøcker | 73 | 29 | / |
| Brøkker | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brûcker | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brcka | 67 | 156 | / |
| Bræck | 67 | 87 | / |
| Vrkeš | 67 | 77 | / |
| Brkiš | 67 | 20 | / |
| Brkha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Brche | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wråke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bøhrk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Brcey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brkis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brûck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brkht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brqeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brkhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brkiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brcea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beherkhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhrki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brkiæ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brûce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brzka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brkjj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Værke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brkhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brrck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Brcckett | 67 | 0 | / |
Brke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﻛﻪ | brkh | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brke
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