Bruheim Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bruheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bruheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2641:19,4782,479
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Brüheim (122) are calculated separately.

Bruheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bruheim is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Brüheim. For other potential spellings of Bruheim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruheim? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 821,713th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. Bruheim is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Bruheim are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 19,478. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 39 percent live, Central Norway, where 30 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 26 percent live. Barring Norway it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Bruheim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bruheim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bruheim surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bruheim Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bruheim earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning 326,836 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.95% more than the national average, earning R 320,700 per year and in United States they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $52,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brüheim95122/
Bruhim9217/
Brauhem860/
Bruem8354/
Bruim833/
Brooheim801/
Bruhin772,125/
Brauim775/
Brouim771/
Bruham771/
Bruehne716/
Brouhin712/
Bruhion711/
Bruhian711/
Brauhin711/
Bruhenn710/
Bruhing710/
Brauham710/
Brouhoum679/
Brueting672/
Bruam672/
Brouhane672/
Brueggem671/
Brbem671/
Brueggin671/
Bruesing670/
Brauhgam670/
Brushean670/

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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
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  • 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 Bruheim
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