Bruane Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bruane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bruane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bruane (14) may also be a first name.

Bruane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bruane is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Bruane is predominantly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Bruane reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held given name in the world, held by 14 people.

Bruane is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Bruane is most frequent in: Manus, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Bruane is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Bruane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bruane has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bruane last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruan912,681/
Brouhane862/
Bruant831,561/
Bruand831,066/
Bruang8338/
Bruana8312/
Bruani833/
Bruann831/
Brouhan77259/
Bruhani77172/
Bruhann7714/
Bruhahn7713/
Bruhand773/
Bruhant771/
Bruaten771/
Bruandt771/
Bruon73158/
Bruam732/
Brvan731/
Brouhant711/
Bruhanova6733/
Bhrwan6710/
Børvan676/
Brvank673/
Brvant673/
Brwone673/
Bruonc671/
Bruotn671/
Bruhon670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bruane
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