Brum Surname

16,313th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Brum Surname Definition:

Van der Bruyn is an archaic form of the Dutch 'bruin' (brown.) Though now rare in The Netherlands, it has survived in the corrupted form of [de] Brum, via a Dutch merchant from Maastricht, Wilhelm van der Bruyn, who settled on the Azores (Portugal).

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Brum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil26,5781:8,055509
Russia1,6441:87,66610,988
United States1,6281:222,64121,565
Uruguay1,2571:2,730318
Portugal7451:13,9841,089
Canada4691:78,5628,814
Argentina3701:115,5239,749
Germany2521:319,46632,068
England2261:246,54020,052
Philippines2001:506,19159,191
France1731:383,94656,838
Mexico941:1,320,49215,209
Papua New Guinea841:97,06813,033
Venezuela341:888,35513,981
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Colombia291:1,647,38211,290
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:206,66117,858

Brum (185) may also be a first name.

Brum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Van der Bruyn is an archaic form of the Dutch 'bruin' (brown.) Though now rare in The Netherlands, it has survived in the corrupted form of [de] Brum, via a Dutch merchant from Maastricht, Wilhelm van der Bruyn, who settled on the Azores (Portugal). The Portuguese referred to him as Guilherme de Brum. A great many descendants made their way to the colonies of South America where the name has ramified strongly.

— Forebears.io

User-submitted Reference

Bruyn was a village located in Belgium; the reason for the word "van der" or "de" before the surname, meaning "of" or "from". In Portugal and in Brazil the surname "van der Bruyn" became "(de) Brum" or, in some cases, "(de) Bruno", in order to ease its pronunciation and/or writing. In Portugal the surname Brum is credited to Wilhelm van der Bruyn, a Dutch merchant from Maastricht, who settled in the Azores.

- skywarrior

Brum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brum (Russian: Брум) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,313th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 213,937 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Brum are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 78 percent are found in Luso-South America. Brum is also the 669,105th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 185 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 26,578 people, or 1 in 8,055. In Brazil Brum is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 46 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 10 percent live. Not including Brazil this last name occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Brum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 670 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 318 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brum last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Brum surname are 40.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.13% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brum earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 17.61% less than the national average, earning $18,704,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $46,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $52,326 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brumm895,025/
Braum892,118/
Breum891,210/
Brume89652/
Brgum89540/
Broum89336/
Bruhm89267/
Bærum8924/
Bruym899/
Brumt896/
Brumn894/
Bruim893/
Brhum892/
Bruum891/
Børum891/
Brumme801,285/
Brumhe808/
Brahum807/
Brhoum806/
Brgaum805/
Braumd804/
Braume804/
Braumn804/
Broumm803/
Broume802/
Braumm802/
Brauhm801/
Bruhme801/
Brumtt801/
Børrum801/
Brusem801/
Brusme801/
Brun7578,322/
Brom755,908/
Vrum753/
Wrum752/
Bruń751/
Brausem7359/
Bruchem7340/
Bruchim7338/
Brummtt731/
Brumnnd730/
Braun67288,013/
Bruhn6719,461/
Brune6717,792/
Broom6714,227/
Brunt6710,300/
Bruun6710,030/
Bruin677,686/
Brunn675,771/
Bruyn671,940/
Broun671,681/
Bromm671,304/
Breun67396/
Brund67301/
Brung67255/
Øvrum67197/
Værum67111/
Broumová67106/
Vårum6798/
Wærum6780/
Braumová6763/
Brunc6750/
Brunø6742/
Wårum6730/
Brunh6727/
Brhom6717/
Broem6713/
Bhrom678/
Brusn676/
Brhun673/
Brgun672/
Brrom672/
Bromh672/
Braumova672/
Brutn671/
Brümm671/
Brouchim671/
Bhrun671/
Brauń671/
Broumova671/
Bruÿn671/
Bruschim671/
Brrun670/

Brum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brum in the Russian language
Брумbrum-

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Brum Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brum
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