van Brakel Surname

161,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Brakel Surname Definition:

From place name in Gelderland, Holland.

van Brakel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,8781:8,9921,144
South Africa5221:103,78912,546
Germany821:981,77468,040
Australia491:550,93340,757
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
United States181:20,136,607622,629
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Sweden161:615,42245,338
England151:3,714,537119,675
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

van Brakel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Gelderland, Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Brakel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van Brakel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname van Brakel is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Brakel? popularity and diffusion

van Brakel is the 161,020th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,693,106 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of van Brakel are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,878 people, or 1 in 8,992. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 29 percent are found, South Holland, where 25 percent are found and North Brabant, where 17 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands van Brakel exists in 20 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

van Brakel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Brakel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Brakel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Brakel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.77% more than the national average, earning R 367,788 per year and in Canada they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning $54,030 CAD per year.

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van Brakel Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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