Engelbrecht Surname

8,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Engelbrecht Surname Definition:

(Ger.) see Engel1, and + Old Saxon berht, O.H.Ger. beraht, ‘bright,’ 'glorious,’ &c.

Engelbrecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa47,9531:1,130111
Germany7,3001:11,0281,406
United States3,0841:117,52912,654
Namibia2,7571:874100
Denmark6261:9,017828
Australia4681:57,6837,021
Austria4011:21,2353,330
England3771:147,79314,182
New Zealand2681:16,8972,950
Poland2361:161,05422,666
Netherlands2051:82,37613,768
Canada1791:205,84120,025
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
Hungary1111:88,4358,728
Sweden1031:95,6006,949
Swaziland1011:12,853583
Argentina991:431,75232,722
France831:800,27496,515
Zimbabwe721:214,42024,333
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Estonia351:37,7667,217
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Norway191:270,64728,127
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Aruba181:5,749789
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Djibouti41:228,733966
Wales41:773,63329,106
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2701:185,99516,466

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Shining Angel” in Old Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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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