Bruijnen Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bruijnen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bruijnen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3601:46,9097,995
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Bruijnen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bruijnen has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruijnen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 735,823rd most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Bruijnen reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 46,909. In The Netherlands Bruijnen is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 49 percent live, South Holland, where 18 percent live and North Brabant, where 15 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruinen93392/
Brijnen9310/
Brunen86508/
Brinen8695/
Bruijning8254/
Brienen80637/
Bruynen80259/
Brunnen80252/
Brounen8064/
Brunenn8039/
Braunen8030/
Brainen8016/
Bruenen8013/
Bruneng8012/
Brionen804/
Bruinin803/
Breinen802/
Brunoen801/
Breunen800/
Bruneun800/
Brusnen800/
Brunent800/
Bruining751,807/
Bruinink75623/
Brinienė754/
Brunienė753/
Breuinin752/
Bruninng751/
Breinend750/
Brainent750/
Brainnen750/
Brunin711,476/
Brünen71324/
Bruñen71104/
Brenen7175/
Brinin7169/
Brushneen7143/
Brynen7136/
Bronen7135/
Bruininck7132/
Bruinning7115/
Braunginn718/
Brunyn714/
Braunienė711/
Brinem711/
Brueining711/
Bruning677,423/
Brining67842/
Braynen67599/
Brainin67491/
Bresnen67297/
Brunina67161/
Broenen67114/
Breinin6771/
Brunnin6758/
Brünnen6751/
Breznen6751/
Brusnin6730/
Brynien6725/
Brainyn6721/
Bruenin6714/
Breunin6713/
Brunion677/
Breinyn677/
Brenenn677/
Breenen676/
Bringin675/
Brinina674/
Bronnen672/
Brunyna672/
Brounin672/
Breynen672/
Brinion671/
Brisnin671/
Broonen671/
Bruìnin671/
Bruñing671/
Brajnin671/
Bronien671/
Brunyon671/
Braunin671/
Broneen671/
Brimhne671/
Brienin670/
Brenend670/
Breanen670/
Brininn670/
Breneng670/
Brinyon670/
Brosnen670/

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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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  • 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 Bruijnen
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