Engelbrecht Surname
Approximately 65,111 people bear this surname
Engelbrecht Surname Definition:
(Ger.) see Engel1, and + Old Saxon berht, O.H.Ger. beraht, ‘bright,’ 'glorious,’ &c.
Engelbrecht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 47,953 | 1:1,130 | 111 |
| Germany | 7,300 | 1:11,028 | 1,406 |
| United States | 3,084 | 1:117,529 | 12,654 |
| Namibia | 2,757 | 1:874 | 100 |
| Denmark | 626 | 1:9,017 | 828 |
| Australia | 468 | 1:57,683 | 7,021 |
| Austria | 401 | 1:21,235 | 3,330 |
| England | 377 | 1:147,793 | 14,182 |
| New Zealand | 268 | 1:16,897 | 2,950 |
| Poland | 236 | 1:161,054 | 22,666 |
| Netherlands | 205 | 1:82,376 | 13,768 |
| Canada | 179 | 1:205,841 | 20,025 |
| Brazil | 136 | 1:1,574,076 | 52,203 |
| Hungary | 111 | 1:88,435 | 8,728 |
| Sweden | 103 | 1:95,600 | 6,949 |
| Swaziland | 101 | 1:12,853 | 583 |
| Argentina | 99 | 1:431,752 | 32,722 |
| France | 83 | 1:800,274 | 96,515 |
| Zimbabwe | 72 | 1:214,420 | 24,333 |
| Thailand | 56 | 1:1,261,399 | 181,528 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 270 | 1:185,995 | 16,466 |
Engelbrecht (45) may also be a first name.
Engelbrecht Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) see Engel1, and + Old Saxon berht, O.H.Ger. beraht, ‘bright,’ 'glorious,’ &c.
“Shining Angel” in Old Dutch.
Engelbrecht Demographics
Average Male Engelbrecht Height
177.04 cm
Average Female Engelbrecht Height
165.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Engelbrecht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Engelbrecht Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Engelbrecht is most common in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Engelbrecht? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,729th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 111,925 people. Engelbrecht occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Engelbrecht are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 45 people.
Engelbrecht is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 47,953 people, or 1 in 1,130. In South Africa Engelbrecht is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 28 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 8 percent reside. Not including South Africa Engelbrecht is found in 84 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Engelbrecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Engelbrecht has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Engelbrecht last name rose 1,142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,386 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Engelbrecht Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Engelbrecht are 16.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.76% registered with the political party.
The amount Engelbrecht earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.14% less than the national average, earning 262,534 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.2% more than the national average, earning R 359,304 per year; in United States they earn 3.37% more than the national average, earning $44,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning $49,329 CAD per year.
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