Brugers Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Brugers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brugers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Brügers (3) are calculated separately.

Brugers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brugers occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Brügers. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brugers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brugers is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Brugers are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Brugers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brugers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brügers953/
Bruggers93327/
Brungers9362/
Bruegers931/
Bruguers931/
Brueggers881/
Broughers880/
Brogers865/
Brigers865/
Breusers8083/
Briggers8016/
Brüggers801/
Brausers801/
Bruchers801/
Bricgers801/
Wrogers711/
Brochers676/

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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 Brugers
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