Brummer Surname

42,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Brummer Surname Definition:

“Grouser” in German (Brummen).

Brummer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,5891:17,5432,303
United States3,3251:109,01011,904
South Africa2,7271:19,8672,507
Netherlands4101:41,1886,999
Israel1851:46,2576,172
Austria1541:55,2958,684
Brazil1341:1,597,57052,858
England1111:501,96431,980
Finland961:57,2576,719
Australia461:586,86342,409
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Czechia351:303,81338,544
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Hungary321:306,75923,012
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Chile221:800,74917,445
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
France81:8,302,840321,660
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3211:156,44414,384

The alternate forms: Brümmer (5,568) are calculated separately.

Brummer (21) may also be a first name.

Brummer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Grouser” in German (Brummen).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Brummer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brummer (Russian: Бруммер) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Brümmer. Click here for further potential spellings of Brummer.

How Common Is The Last Name Brummer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,964th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 601,580 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Brummer live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 21 people.

Brummer is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 4,589 people, or 1 in 17,543. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 73 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live and Saxony, where 4 percent live. Other than Germany Brummer exists in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and South Africa, where 23 percent live.

Brummer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brummer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brummer last name grew 1,036 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 617 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brummer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brummer are 16.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brummer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.23% more than the national average, earning 429,940 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.07% more than the national average, earning R 380,376 per year; in United States they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $45,501 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $55,618 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brümmer955,568/
Bruemmer931,699/
Brummert93207/
Brummeir934/
Braummer932/
Breummer932/
Hbrummer930/
Brumme921,285/
Brumer921,026/
Bruemmier885/
Brimmer863,325/
Brommer862,553/
Brummet86863/
Brumier86113/
Bruemer8671/
Brumert8611/
Braumer868/
Brumere864/
Brunmer862/
Brummjr862/
Breumer862/
Brumger861/
Brummeh861/
Brummes861/
Vrummer861/
Brumerd860/
Bruimer860/
Broumer860/
Brusmer860/
Brume83652/
Brummerová8224/
Brummett806,889/
Broemmer80135/
Brunmier8037/
Breumier8027/
Brunmeir8013/
Bruemeer807/
Briemmer801/
Brunmeer801/
Bruimier800/
Braumier800/
Brummets800/
Brimmier800/
Brummeth800/
Bruismer800/
Breumger800/
Broommer800/
Brimer772,323/
Bromer77477/
Bromme77418/
Brumma77162/
Brumet77137/
Brumes7710/
Brümer7710/
Brumhe778/
Brumeh775/
Brumér775/
Braume774/
Brumea774/
Brummy773/
Brumey772/
Broume772/
Bruhme771/
Brusme771/
Brumnmett751/
Brummetts750/
Brunnmeir750/
Brumett71845/
Broomer71507/
Broemer71176/
Brummit71147/
Broemme7164/
Brumecz7113/
Briemer7112/
Brumetz7110/
Brümmerová7110/
Brimeur715/
Bromier713/
Brihmer712/
Bromher712/
Broumet712/
Bromeir711/
Brumeth711/
Broumeh711/
Broumge711/
Brumair711/
Brumets711/
Bromerh711/
Brunmet710/
Bronmer710/
Brimear710/
Wreumer710/
Brummay710/
Brimmir710/
Bruma674,760/
Brummitt672,399/
Brome671,186/
Brumă671,035/
Brunmayr67292/
Brumaire67266/
Brunmair67194/
Brumhead67100/
Breumair6751/
Brumi677/
Broehmer675/
Brumy673/
Brumä671/
Brumé671/
Brummich670/
Brummith670/
Breumett670/

Brummer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brummer in the Russian language
Бруммерbrummer-

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