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 Bruhn Salary in
United States
$44,274 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bruhn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bruhn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bruhn occurs most in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms: Brühn. Click here for other potential spellings of Bruhn.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruhn? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 27,625th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 374,469 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Bruhn live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.
The last name Bruhn is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 10,128 people, or 1 in 7,949. In Germany Bruhn is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 42 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 12 percent live and Hamburg, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Denmark, where 11 percent live.
Bruhn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bruhn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bruhn surname 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 those bearing the Bruhn last name are 11.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58% being 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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