Brakel

Brakel Meaning & Origin

About Brakel
The surname Brakel is of Dutch origin and is derived from the word "brakel," which means "small village" or "hamlet" in Dutch. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from a small village or lived near one. The surname Brakel is relatively uncommon and is primarily found in the Netherlands and Belgium.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Brakel is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Brakel: 205
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 90,113
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brakel based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Brakel is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRKL
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B60204
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R EY1 K AH0 L
🌐 IPA
/brakel*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B624

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brakel in Braille

Here's how to represent Brakel in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Brakel in braille

How to sign the name Brakel using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Brakel using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Brakel in sign language

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