Bruka Surname
Approximately 695 people bear this surname
Bruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 540 | 1:5,396 | 1,018 |
| Greece | 75 | 1:147,731 | 24,372 |
| Kosovo | 24 | 1:77,578 | 4,881 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Latvia | 9 | 1:227,783 | 22,848 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Bruka (24) may also be a first name.
Bruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bruka (Russian: Брука) has its highest incidence in Albania. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 480,002nd most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,485,678 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Bruka live; 92 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname is most numerous in Albania, where it is carried by 540 people, or 1 in 5,396. In Albania Bruka is most numerous in: Tirana County, where 39 percent reside, Lezhë County, where 17 percent reside and Dibër County, where 16 percent reside. Not including Albania this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 11 percent reside and Kosovo, where 3 percent reside.
Bruka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bruka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bruka last name declined 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bruka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bruka in the Russian language | ||
| Брука | bruka | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bruka
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