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
Average Brocken Salary in
United States
$47,400 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 is found most in The Netherlands. It may occur as: Bröcken. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Brocken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Brocken is the 497,847th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. The last name Brocken is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Brocken reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 992,070th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 92 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 44,323. In The Netherlands Brocken is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 43 percent are found, North Holland, where 18 percent are found and Gelderland, where 16 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brocken last name increased 241 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 262 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brocken Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Brocken last name is principally Catholic (89%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Brocken surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% registered to vote for 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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