Brun Surname
Approximately 78,322 people bear this surname
Brun Surname Definition:
(French) Brown [French brun, from Teutonic: see under Braun]
Brun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 45,284 | 1:1,467 | 80 |
| Switzerland | 3,426 | 1:2,397 | 275 |
| Iran | 3,140 | 1:24,453 | 3,073 |
| United States | 3,136 | 1:115,580 | 12,476 |
| Italy | 2,549 | 1:23,992 | 4,227 |
| Argentina | 2,547 | 1:16,782 | 1,459 |
| Brazil | 2,198 | 1:97,395 | 3,660 |
| Uruguay | 1,937 | 1:1,772 | 219 |
| Spain | 1,558 | 1:30,008 | 3,057 |
| Haiti | 1,379 | 1:7,748 | 891 |
| Canada | 1,281 | 1:28,763 | 3,783 |
| Denmark | 1,142 | 1:4,943 | 447 |
| Norway | 1,100 | 1:4,675 | 434 |
| Philippines | 799 | 1:126,706 | 21,711 |
| Colombia | 750 | 1:63,699 | 2,924 |
| Germany | 612 | 1:131,545 | 16,013 |
| Australia | 424 | 1:63,669 | 7,638 |
| Sweden | 399 | 1:24,679 | 2,006 |
| Ukraine | 380 | 1:119,797 | 16,995 |
| Benin | 361 | 1:28,630 | 3,801 |
| Paraguay | 354 | 1:20,443 | 827 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Russia | 295 | 1:488,553 | 45,272 |
| Mexico | 262 | 1:473,764 | 8,730 |
| Bolivia | 260 | 1:40,832 | 2,432 |
| Belgium | 219 | 1:52,496 | 8,576 |
| England | 186 | 1:299,559 | 22,824 |
| Peru | 163 | 1:194,995 | 9,124 |
| Chile | 162 | 1:108,744 | 4,033 |
| Venezuela | 155 | 1:194,865 | 5,365 |
| Dominican Republic | 154 | 1:67,746 | 3,226 |
| New Caledonia | 140 | 1:1,973 | 166 |
| Poland | 123 | 1:309,014 | 36,525 |
| Thailand | 110 | 1:642,167 | 108,371 |
| Cambodia | 108 | 1:143,400 | 2,702 |
| Netherlands | 92 | 1:183,556 | 26,152 |
| French Polynesia | 80 | 1:3,510 | 781 |
| Slovenia | 78 | 1:31,893 | 6,353 |
| Austria | 60 | 1:141,924 | 19,117 |
| Guernsey | 59 | 1:1,092 | 205 |
| Mauritius | 45 | 1:28,743 | 5,603 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Ecuador | 33 | 1:481,995 | 10,698 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Latvia | 7 | 1:292,864 | 24,791 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 1:505,765 | 19,342 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 29 | 1:152,754 | 8,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 442 | 1:113,617 | 11,247 |
The alternate forms: Brün (70), Brún (11) & Bruń (1) are calculated separately.
Brun (726) may also be a first name.
Brun Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Brown [French brun, from Teutonic: see under Braun]
(German, French, English) Descendant of Brun (brown).
Brun Demographics
Brun Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Brun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brun (Marathi: बरून, Oriya: ବୃନ, Russian: Брун) occurs most in France. It can also be found as a variant: Brün, Brún or Bruń. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,240th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 93,046 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Brun are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 306,159th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 726 people.
The surname is most common in France, where it is borne by 45,284 people, or 1 in 1,467. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 31 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 14 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname is found in 115 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 4 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.
Brun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brun last name expanded 710 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 465 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 24 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Brun surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland, Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Brun surname are 3.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.57% registered with the political party.
The amount Brun earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 53.89% more than the national average, earning €46,214 per year; in Norway they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning 378,394 kr per year; in Peru they earn 26.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,430 per year; in South Africa they earn 430.07% more than the national average, earning R 1,259,650 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $22,956,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.79% less than the national average, earning $46,804 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brun in the Marathi language | ||
| बरून | baruna | 66.67 |
| बृन | brna | 33.33 |
| Brun in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୃନ | brna | 50 |
| ଅରୁଣ | aruna | 50 |
| Brun in the Russian language | ||
| Брун | brun | - |
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Brun Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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