Brocken Surname
Approximately 662 people bear this surname
Brocken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 381 | 1:44,323 | 7,548 |
| United States | 99 | 1:3,661,201 | 203,401 |
| England | 76 | 1:733,132 | 40,828 |
| Belgium | 69 | 1:166,618 | 22,787 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
The alternate forms: Bröcken (22) are calculated separately.
Brocken (92) may also be a first name.
Brocken Demographics
Brocken Political Affiliation
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Brocken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brocken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brocken occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Bröcken. For other potential spellings of Brocken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brocken? popularity and diffusion
It is the 497,847th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Brocken are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Brocken is also the 992,070th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 92 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 381 people, or 1 in 44,323. In The Netherlands Brocken is most common in: North Brabant, where 43 percent are found, North Holland, where 18 percent are found and Gelderland, where 16 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.
Brocken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brocken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 241 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 262 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brocken Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Brocken last name is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brocken last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% registered with the party.
Brocken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.85% more than the national average, earning $47,400 USD per year.
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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
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