van Brenk Surname

458,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Brenk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Brenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6701:25,2054,100
Canada451:818,79163,991
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van Brenk Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Brenk is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname van Brenk is the 458,583rd most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,888,122 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of van Brenk reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 670 people, or 1 in 25,205. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 38 percent reside, Utrecht, where 28 percent reside and South Holland, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

van Brenk Last Name Statistics demography

van Brenk earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $51,490 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Brenk
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