Bruku Surname

206,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bruku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bruku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
England251:2,228,72284,230
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Albania71:416,29417,617
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Bruku (18) may also be a first name.

Bruku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bruku is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bruku.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bruku is the 206,145th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,623,842 people. The last name Bruku occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bruku are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 18 people.

Bruku is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 1,940 people, or 1 in 13,928. Not including Ghana it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Bruku Last Name Statistics demography

Bruku earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brruku9172/
Brucku911/
Broukou8339/
Braukus8338/
Bruzkus8312/
Bruckus834/
Bruckup831/
Brukhus831/
Breukeu831/
Briku80547/
Brucu803/
Brouskou7726/
Bruchkus778/
Bruckaus770/
Bruscu7316/
Brucus733/
Brigku731/
Breucu731/
Bruckhaus71609/
Braukhaus7119/
Briqueu6739/
Bruscup6710/
Brauckhaus671/
Brocu608/
Brousscau572/
Brokou55368/
Bricau5575/
Broccu5517/
Brikau554/
Brockó552/
Brokau552/
Brickau5015/
Brikhou504/
Brigkou504/
Brikouh501/

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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 Bruku
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