Brugger Surname

29,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Brugger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brugger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,8881:13,6731,781
United States3,6301:99,85111,095
Austria3,5841:2,376206
Switzerland1,9851:4,137591
Italy1,0571:57,85910,362
Brazil6741:317,61812,241
France5321:124,85518,975
Canada2321:158,81716,066
Argentina1701:251,43220,361
England661:844,21344,691
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Norway171:302,48730,120
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guam11:160,1214,893
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:228,26719,274

The alternate forms: Brügger (5,193) are calculated separately.

Brugger (16) may also be a first name.

Brugger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brugger (Russian: Бруггер) is found most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms: Brügger. For other possible spellings of Brugger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brugger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brugger is the 29,400th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 399,821 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Brugger reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Brugger is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 16 people.

The surname Brugger is most common in Germany, where it is held by 5,888 people, or 1 in 13,673. In Germany Brugger is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 56 percent reside, Bavaria, where 34 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Austria, where 20 percent reside.

Brugger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brugger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brugger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brugger last name are 19.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.99% being registered with the party.

The amount Brugger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning R 228,252 per year; in United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $50,047 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brügger955,193/
Bruegger93727/
Bruggert9385/
Brungger9313/
Braugger9310/
Bruggere939/
Breugger932/
Bruggerd931/
Brugge921,389/
Bruger92617/
Bruggeier886/
Breungger880/
Brunger861,327/
Brugier861,060/
Brugere86928/
Brigger86694/
Bragger86686/
Bregger86491/
Brogger86377/
Brygger86279/
Brutger86210/
Brugghe86173/
Bruguer8667/
Brueger8663/
Brusger8616/
Bruiger866/
Brouger863/
Brauger862/
Bruggee862/
Brugges862/
Breuger861/
Brungge861/
Brugget861/
Brugher860/
Bruer831,684/
Bruge83662/
Bruggerová822/
Brugiere80880/
Brougher80843/
Braunger80833/
Brüggert80231/
Bruttger8060/
Braugher8036/
Broegger8028/
Brounger8025/
Breugghe8020/
Brougere809/
Bruinger805/
Breunger802/
Brhegger801/
Brugerre801/
Brugueir801/
Bruguere801/
Brungher800/
Bruggess800/
Breuer7749,069/
Brauer7731,941/
Bruges772,088/
Brügge771,899/
Bruyer771,213/
Broger771,072/
Brouer77448/
Bruget77287/
Bruser77276/
Bruggi77253/
Brüger77215/
Brauge77206/
Briger77179/
Bruggy77155/
Brouge77150/
Brugie77101/
Bruige7775/
Bruxer7768/
Bräger7761/
Brucer7756/
Bruzer7742/
Brunge7719/
Brogge7717/
Bruier7714/
Bréger7713/
Brugez7710/
Brusge777/
Bruerø774/
Brugre772/
Brgaer771/
Brugee771/
Brugeh771/
Vruger770/
Brugea770/
Broughear7519/
Brugerová7511/
Brougiere753/
Braugheer751/
Brugheart750/
Bruyere717,827/
Brieger712,776/
Brucher711,211/
Brugues71831/
Brygier71680/
Brauser71314/
Bruhier71313/
Bruguet71304/
Brugess7195/
Breughe7179/
Brauere7178/
Brouggy7170/
Brauzer7162/
Brugère7149/
Bruyeer7133/
Bruguez7132/
Bruiget7127/
Breuser7123/
Brügert7116/
Bruiser7113/
Brugett7112/
Bruiere719/
Brunggi718/
Bruggis716/
Brégier715/
Brouyer715/
Breuier714/
Brauert712/
Bruscer712/
Brugire711/
Brűggerová711/
Brucejr711/
Bruggay711/
Brujere711/
Brouser711/
Brusier711/
Brugeyi711/
Brugies711/
Bruguir711/
Brigier711/
Brogier711/
Braouer711/
Brahuer711/
Breuher710/
Brogher710/
Bruinge710/
Brouget710/
Bruizer710/
Wrunger710/
Broeger710/
Brougey710/
Braucer710/
Brier675,543/
Broer673,494/
Bryer673,261/
Breer671,799/
Brear671,748/
Breur671,074/
Broge67527/
Braucher67466/
Braer67347/
Brutcher67333/
Bruyr67301/
Bruga67254/
Breir67217/
Bruchert67167/
Brugi67119/
Bruyerre67109/
Bruchier6784/
Breuherr6774/
Brouhier6764/
Brour6752/
Braur6749/
Broucher6744/
Brugheat6744/
Brouyere6740/
Brüge6726/
Bruihier6725/
Broughey6723/
Bruserød6720/
Bruxe676/
Brugè675/
Brousier673/
Brugé673/
Brougère672/
Briegier672/
Brougett671/
Broughet671/
Brejr671/
Bhrugesh670/
Breugair670/
Broughir670/
Brugy670/
Broughes670/
Bruguire670/
Brugesch670/

Brugger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brugger in the Russian language
Бруггерbrugger-

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Footnotes

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