Bruggemann Surname

261,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Australia

Bruggemann Surname User-submission:

This is a German topographic surname, denoting someone who lived near a bridge; it is also a metonymic occupational surname, denoting for a bridge keeper or street paver.

Bruggemann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3881:551,73820,643
United States3871:936,58670,075
Australia3161:85,4299,880
Netherlands1401:120,62318,951
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
England291:1,921,31276,208
Chile201:880,82418,509
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
France121:5,535,227269,324
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Brüggemann (19,420) are calculated separately.

Bruggemann Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German topographic surname, denoting someone who lived near a bridge; it is also a metonymic occupational surname, denoting for a bridge keeper or street paver.

- wendy_williams

This is a German surname, denoting a person that guarded or lived by a bridge, literally 'bridgeman' in English.

- deleted-173293

Bruggemann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bruggemann is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Brüggemann. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruggemann? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bruggemann is the 261,614th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,858,364 people. The surname Bruggemann occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Bruggemann reside; 30 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname Bruggemann is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 551,738. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 75 percent are found, Paraná, where 8 percent are found and São Paulo, where 5 percent are found. Not including Brazil it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

Bruggemann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bruggemann surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Bruggemann earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 8.9% less than the national average, earning R 216,480 per year; in United States they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $48,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.87% more than the national average, earning $61,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brüggemann9719,420/
Bruggeman9510,003/
Brueggemann952,093/
Brugemann9581/
Breuggemann952/
Brueggeman901,766/
Bruggheman9087/
Breuggeman9036/
Bruegemann9014/
Breggemann904/
Bryggemann904/
Bruggimann903/
Briggemann902/
Brouggeman901/
Brauggeman901/
Bruggueman901/
Broggemann901/
Bruggamann900/
Bruugemann900/
Braggemann900/
Brugeman8978/
Bruemann891/
Breeggemann86234/
Bruegemmann863/
Brueggamann861/
Brueggimann861/
Brueggomann860/
Briggeman84808/
Bruegeman84152/
Breggeman8494/
Brügemann8439/
Bruehmann8412/
Brigemann848/
Brüggeman845/
Bruggemam844/
Broggeman842/
Brudgeman841/
Braggeman841/
Bryggeman841/
Bruugeman841/
Bruggiman840/
Brugamann840/
Bruggaman840/
Brogemann840/
Brueman821/
Brüggimann8033/
Brauzemann8022/
Brausemann809/
Breeggeman806/
Brueggaman803/
Brueggiman801/
Bruggemmam801/
Bruiggaman800/
Braumann781,745/
Breimann78335/
Breymann78216/
Brigeman7886/
Breumann7874/
Briemann7852/
Breemann7829/
Bruseman787/
Bruimann783/
Broemann782/
Broumann782/
Braueman781/
Brujmann781/
Breueman780/
Bruehman780/
Brogeman780/
Breitmann74181/
Wrogemann74158/
Breutmann74111/
Bruismann7446/
Briggaman7437/
Brausmann7425/
Bruizeman7422/
Breytmann7414/
Brouhmann743/
Breismann742/
Broehmann741/
Briggiman740/
Briegeman740/
Breeman71775/
Brauman71358/
Breyman71330/
Breiman71195/
Breaman7178/
Brieman7154/
Broeman7148/
Brouman7147/
Braeman7130/
Brujman711/
Bruyman711/
Breuman710/
Bruemon710/
Breitman671,162/
Broumand67213/
Breymand67198/
Breytman67136/
Brautman6784/
Broutman6766/
Brigaman6743/
Breijman6719/
Vreimann6719/
Wrogeman6711/
Bruisman6711/
Bruitman673/
Brauhman673/
Breimane672/
Brigemon671/
Brozeman671/
Brausman671/
Brehyman671/
Breimand671/
Brejtman671/
Breutman671/
Brigiman670/
Braumaun670/
Breisman670/
Breahman670/
Braumgan670/
Breasman670/
Breamman670/
Broehman670/
Briehman670/

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