Bruffer Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Bruffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bruffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Brüffer (146) are calculated separately.

Bruffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bruffer is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Brüffer. For other potential spellings of Bruffer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruffer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bruffer is the 5,213,395th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Bruffer are found; 93 percent are found in Australasia and 93 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 2,076,592. In Australia it is mostly found in: Queensland, where 92 percent reside and New South Wales, where 8 percent reside. Beside Australia Bruffer is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brüffer95146/
Brueffer936/
Bruffert930/
Brufer922/
Bruffey86454/
Bruffee8662/
Briffer865/
Bruffet865/
Brutfer861/
Bruffir860/
Brufert860/
Bruffett80414/
Braufere801/
Bruffy77371/
Bruffa77226/
Brifer773/
Brufey770/
Brufes770/
Bruffeitt751/
Brausferd750/
Briefer71123/
Browfer713/
Broufir711/
Vruffee711/
Brufett711/
Bruffit710/
Broofer710/
Brufi6712/
Brufa671/
Brusfett671/
Brufy670/
Bruffitt670/
Broufa628/
Brufha621/
Broofey570/
Brudfay570/
Braufait531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bruffer
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