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 surname Bruka (Russian: Брука) is more commonly found in Albania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 480,002nd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,485,678 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Bruka are found; 92 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Bruka is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name on earth, held by 24 people.
This surname is most frequently used 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 live, Lezhë County, where 17 percent live and Dibër County, where 16 percent live. Apart from Albania this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 11 percent live and Kosovo, where 3 percent live.
Bruka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bruka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying 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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