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
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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:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Engelbrecht? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,729th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 111,925 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Engelbrecht reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Engelbrecht is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name internationally, held by 45 people.
The last name Engelbrecht is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 47,953 people, or 1 in 1,130. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 28 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 8 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it is found in 84 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Engelbrecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Engelbrecht has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Engelbrecht surname increased 1,142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,386 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Engelbrecht Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Engelbrecht last name are 16.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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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