Bruhn Surname
Approximately 19,461 people bear this surname
Bruhn Surname Definition:
(German) The dark-complexioned man.
Bruhn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10,128 | 1:7,949 | 992 |
| United States | 4,027 | 1:90,007 | 10,118 |
| Denmark | 2,143 | 1:2,634 | 209 |
| Australia | 1,140 | 1:23,680 | 3,244 |
| Sweden | 852 | 1:11,557 | 1,009 |
| Poland | 238 | 1:159,701 | 22,482 |
| Brazil | 200 | 1:1,070,372 | 37,537 |
| Argentina | 163 | 1:262,230 | 21,146 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| Chile | 76 | 1:231,796 | 7,107 |
| Norway | 69 | 1:74,526 | 10,434 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Faroe Islands | 7 | 1:7,000 | 707 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 298 | 1:168,519 | 15,231 |
The alternate forms: Brühn (124) are calculated separately.
Bruhn (20) may also be a first name.
Bruhn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The dark-complexioned man.
Bruhn Demographics
Average Male Bruhn Height
178.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bruhn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bruhn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bruhn occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Brühn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruhn? popularity and diffusion
It is the 27,625th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 374,469 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Bruhn are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Bruhn is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 10,128 people, or 1 in 7,949. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 42 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 12 percent reside and Hamburg, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Denmark, where 11 percent reside.
Bruhn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bruhn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,351 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bruhn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bruhn are 11.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58% registered with the political party.
The amount Bruhn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.74% more than the national average, earning 383,236 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $44,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.54% more than the national average, earning $55,414 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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