Brug Surname

328,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Brug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3171:53,2729,142
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Germany1981:406,59337,350
Russia1121:1,286,81392,220
Suriname701:7,8951,936
France291:2,290,439180,028
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Curaçao41:39,312638
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: Brüg (1) are calculated separately.

Brug (16) may also be a first name.

Brug Last Name Facts

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

Brug (Russian: Бруг) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Brüg. For other potential spellings of Brug click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brug? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brug is the 328,558th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,454,868 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Brug live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. Brug is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 53,272. In The Netherlands Brug is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 17 percent live, Gelderland, where 15 percent live and South Holland, where 15 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.

Brug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brug has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brug surname rose 1,029 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brug Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brug last name are 12.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Brug earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.46% less than the national average, earning 285,657 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.81% less than the national average, earning R 50,352 per year and in United States they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $45,154 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brüg921/
Brugh891,441/
Brugg8987/
Broug8981/
Breug8935/
Bærug8926/
Brugs8919/
Braug899/
Brueg892/
Brucg891/
Brough8014,714/
Brugue80324/
Braugh8063/
Bruegh8012/
Bruggs804/
Brugss801/
Bruk7513,527/
Brux751,170/
Brig75712/
Brog75624/
Bruc75499/
Wrug758/
Børhaug7372/
Brougth732/
Brusgue731/
Brugova731/
Bruck679,013/
Broux672,419/
Brouk672,289/
Brukh67998/
Brigg67903/
Braux67888/
Brusq67333/
Brieg67310/
Vrugt67262/
Bruke67173/
Broeg67161/
Bruix6785/
Brukx6774/
Bruic6767/
Breuk6759/
Brauk6758/
Bruek6734/
Brußk6728/
Brigh6722/
Brauc6717/
Brogg6714/
Brügg677/
Bruct677/
Brucq677/
Brukk676/
Bruśk675/
Brogh674/
Bruuk673/
Bhrig673/
Bruxh672/
Breugsch671/
Brihg671/
Brujc671/
Broog671/
Briqu671/
Brouc671/
Brouq671/
Brukp671/
Bruik670/
Wrugg670/
Vrugg670/

Brug Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brug in the Russian language
Бругbrug-

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Footnotes

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