Brooklyn Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Brooklyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 83 | 1:671,302 | 38,633 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Brooklyn (2,879) may also be a first name.
Brooklyn Demographics
Average Brooklyn Salary in
England
£22,459
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Brooklyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brooklyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brooklyn is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Brooklyn.
How Common Is The Last Name Brooklyn? popularity and diffusion
Brooklyn is the 1,338,236th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Brooklyn reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 135,508th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 2,879 people.
Brooklyn is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 671,302. In England it is mostly found in: Cambridgeshire, where 30 percent are found, Greater London, where 20 percent are found and Durham, where 12 percent are found. Outside of England it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.
Brooklyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brooklyn has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Brooklyn last name increased 461 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brooklyn Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Brooklyn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.72% more than the national average, earning R 317,760 per year and in Canada they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $41,561 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklynn | 94 | 4 | / |
| Broklyn | 93 | 9 | / |
| Brookln | 93 | 1 | / |
| Brooklin | 88 | 79 | / |
| Brooklen | 88 | 10 | / |
| Brocklyn | 88 | 4 | / |
| Brookyln | 88 | 2 | / |
| Brookklin | 82 | 1 | / |
| Broklin | 80 | 9 | / |
| Braklyn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brokling | 75 | 85 | / |
| Brocklin | 75 | 46 | / |
| Broklint | 75 | 6 | / |
| Broklina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brokklin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brocklen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brosklin | 75 | 0 | / |
| Brockling | 71 | 44 | / |
| Braklin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Braklen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brakling | 63 | 23 | / |
| Bracklin | 63 | 18 | / |
| Bracklen | 63 | 0 | / |
| Brackling | 59 | 0 | / |
| Braclin | 53 | 0 | / |
| Braclen | 53 | 0 | / |
| Braceln | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Brooklyn
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