Bruens Surname

378,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bruens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bruens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5271:32,0445,328
United States2691:1,347,43193,736
Canada711:518,95243,932
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Bruens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bruens is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 378,019th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,711,689 people. The last name Bruens is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Bruens reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 527 people, or 1 in 32,044. In The Netherlands Bruens is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 22 percent reside, North Brabant, where 21 percent reside and South Holland, where 21 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Bruens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bruens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 656 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bruens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bruens surname are 5.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Bruens earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.2% less than the national average, earning R 130,224 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $42,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning $50,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brouens9235/
Brens913,318/
Brauwens861/
Bruggens861/
Bruins836,545/
Brauns835,023/
Brouns833,126/
Bruyns832,749/
Broens831,447/
Briens831,394/
Breens83152/
Breins8364/
Breans8320/
Bruuns8319/
Bærens838/
Brenst835/
Brenås834/
Brense833/
Breëns833/
Braens833/
Breuns832/
Bhrens831/
Brensz831/
Breyns831/
Bremns831/
Bruenz831/
Bryens830/
Brensh830/
Brehns830/
Bruems830/
Brns80279/
Bruijns77892/
Bruinse77100/
Braunns7770/
Brouhns7750/
Brennås7729/
Braunst7720/
Bruynse7716/
Bremnæs7710/
Braunss779/
Browens775/
Braunsz771/
Brawens771/
Brayens771/
Breinsø771/
Breyens771/
Bruenze770/
Briyens770/
Brehens770/
Brems732,573/
Brüns73699/
Brenz73511/
Brøns73244/
Brins7370/
Brnst7327/
Bryns7313/
Bröns738/
Brnns731/
Brnse731/
Bhrns730/
Beherens71190/
Breysens7141/
Bruijnse7138/
Braunsch7129/
Breggins7111/
Briggens712/
Brensova711/
Brence671,176/
Brench67375/
Breems67353/
Braunz6762/
Brains6753/
Breyssens6751/
Brinse6747/
Værens6739/
Bremse6735/
Bremsz6727/
Brions6717/
Bremås6717/
Brynås6713/
Brenje6712/
Breijsens6711/
Bårnås6711/
Brüyns679/
Brayns678/
Breinz678/
Brühns676/
Brånås676/
Brienz675/
Braunš675/
Bryons674/
Breanx673/
Braums673/
Breams673/
Broins673/
Brounsová672/
Brenze672/
Braunß672/
Breenz672/
Brinns671/
Vruins671/
Brynæs671/
Brzins671/
Brønsø671/
Brihns670/
Bhrems670/

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