Brune Surname

30,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Brune Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. (a) Nick.; v. Brown.

Brune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,2851:9,7171,220
United States4,2941:84,4119,559
France1,7501:37,9564,695
Israel1,1321:7,5601,182
Brazil1,0441:205,0527,894
South Africa1651:328,35030,751
Netherlands1631:103,60216,760
Haiti1591:67,1943,727
Norway1251:41,1385,882
Ecuador1071:148,6537,073
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Canada491:751,95159,756
England491:1,137,10353,999
Mauritius451:28,7435,603
Australia451:599,90442,958
Uruguay411:83,7018,547
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Iceland321:11,8781,089
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Honduras251:352,6582,892
Austria191:448,18144,644
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4741:105,94710,641

The alternate forms: Brüne (1,082), Bruné (36), Brunê (1), Brunè (1) & Brūne (1) are calculated separately.

Brune (559) may also be a first name.

Brune Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. (a) Nick.; v. Brown.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(German, French, English) Descendant of Brun (brown).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brune Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brune (Arabic: برون, Russian: Бруне) is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms: Brüne, Bruné, Brunê, Brunè or Brūne. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brune? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brune is the 30,043rd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 409,597 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Brune reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Brune is also the 355,721st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 559 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 8,285 people, or 1 in 9,717. In Germany Brune is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Hesse, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and France, where 10 percent are found.

Brune Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brune has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brune last name expanded 906 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brune Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Brune are 22.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brune earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning 342,073 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.21% more than the national average, earning R 302,292 per year; in United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.81% more than the national average, earning $58,533 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brüne931,082/
Bruné9336/
Brunê931/
Brunè931/
Brūne931/
Brunet9171,661/
Bruner9124,524/
Braune9110,125/
Brunes912,035/
Brunie911,242/
Bruney91906/
Brunne91501/
Bruyne91208/
Bruned91185/
Bruene91179/
Brunje91137/
Brugne91108/
Bruine91103/
Bruhne9189/
Broune9186/
Brunei9149/
Brunea9145/
Brunez9137/
Breune9131/
Brunge9119/
Brunee9119/
Bruneß9115/
Brunée9113/
Bruneu918/
Bruïne912/
Bruneh911/
Brhune911/
Brun8978,322/
Brunner83111,491/
Brauner8311,427/
Brunett831,384/
Breuner83544/
Brunets83454/
Bruines83352/
Brunhes83327/
Bruijne83309/
Brunnet83255/
Brugner83235/
Brunecz83144/
Bruynes83112/
Brouner83105/
Brunney8376/
Brunetz8357/
Bruinje8346/
Brunnée8343/
Brougne8333/
Bruness8323/
Brugnet8322/
Braunes8315/
Bræuner8315/
Breugne8315/
Brunher8315/
Brugnes8313/
Brunned8312/
Brounes8312/
Brunnes8311/
Bruneer8310/
Brounne839/
Brusnes839/
Bruynje838/
Bruneit838/
Bruehne836/
Brumnet834/
Brutner834/
Bruhnes833/
Brunieh833/
Braunne833/
Braunie832/
Bruiner832/
Brujnes832/
Bruuner832/
Brunehs832/
Breunie832/
Brunnie832/
Brumner831/
Bruneet831/
Brunerr831/
Brunneu831/
Brutney831/
Brauned831/
Bruneis831/
Breunes831/
Brunnee831/
Brauney830/
Bruinie830/
Bruinge830/
Braunet830/
Brumney830/
Bruiney830/
Brouney830/
Brusner830/
Bruined830/
Brunnez830/
Brounet830/
Braun80288,013/
Bruni8040,508/
Bruhn8019,461/
Bruna8016,256/
Brunt8010,300/
Bruun8010,030/
Bruin807,686/
Brunn805,771/
Brine804,424/
Bruny804,285/
Bruyn801,940/
Broun801,681/
Brone80525/
Breun80396/
Brund80301/
Brung80255/
Brunc8050/
Brunø8042/
Brunh8027/
Brusn806/
Brumn804/
Brhun803/
Brgun802/
Brutn801/
Brunj801/
Bhrun801/
Bruÿn801/
Brrun800/
Brauneis771,275/
Bruijnes77275/
Brunnett77257/
Breutner7782/
Brumnett7735/
Bruijnje7720/
Brunetts7718/
Bruttner7716/
Brougnes7713/
Brunheiz7712/
Brutnett775/
Braunett775/
Braunner774/
Breunner772/
Brunnner772/
Brunehed772/
Bruineis772/
Brunneer771/
Brautner771/
Bruggine771/
Brunhett771/
Bruyneet771/
D'Brunet771/
Bruinnes771/
Brauneer771/
Braungue771/
Brounett770/
Brounner770/
Bruinner770/
Bruthner770/
Braunerr770/
Brounnet770/
Brounest770/
Breunett770/
Bruijn732,713/
Braund732,703/
Brauna732,382/
Briney731,800/
Brunis731,012/
Brunio73667/
Brusin73571/
Brungi73471/
Brutin73451/
Bronne73384/
Brühne73377/
Briene73343/
Bround73233/
Bruini73210/
Brunni73205/
Braunn73205/
Brusen73177/
Brunoy73157/
Bruten73146/
Broene73130/
Brutyn73126/
Brauhn73124/
Bronee73111/
Brugni73104/
Brunny7375/
Brunay7367/
Brauni7361/
Brount7347/
Brunai7342/
Broone7339/
Bronea7338/
Brundt7335/
Broney7335/
Bruina7334/
Brusén7328/
Brunna7327/
Brucen7324/
Bruing7322/
Bruniz7322/
Brunér7322/
Brahun7320/
Brauny7320/
Bronie7319/
Brusyn7316/
Brueni7315/
Bruntt7315/
Brunés739/
Brinie738/
Brumhe738/
Brunit736/
Braunt735/
Braung735/
Brouni735/
Brundì735/
Braumn734/
Brunhs734/
Brunnk734/
Bruiny734/
Braunh734/
Brounk733/
Vruner733/
Bruhnn733/
Braunè733/
Brauné733/
Bruint733/
Brutny732/
Breung732/
Breuni732/
Brouny732/
Brunoa732/
Brunnt732/
Bruniy731/
Vraune731/
Bruinn731/
Brouhn731/
Brouna731/
Brinee731/
Bhrone731/
Brunha731/
Vroune731/
Brunèr731/
Brunès731/
Brunét731/
Brusem731/
Bruniś731/
Brunné731/
Brunoj731/
Brundė731/
Brünes731/
Brünne731/
Nprune731/
Brruna731/
Brueny731/
Broung731/
Bruhny730/
Breunn730/
Brounn730/
Brihne730/
Breund730/
Brausn730/
Brauneiss7135/
Bruneyová711/
Brounnett710/
Brum6734,064/
Bron6713,168/
Broutin674,212/
Bruttin67835/
Brunois67739/
Brunova67686/
Brausen67587/
Brausin67571/
Brunová67540/
Brussen67428/
Breunis67162/
Brutten67104/
Brunais6798/
Brauten6787/
Brün6770/
Brunych6762/
Brausem6759/
Brunhøj6750/
Braucin6741/
Bruchem6740/
Bruynis6737/
Brussin6733/
Brügner6733/
Brungaj6731/
Brusing6730/
Brunish6728/
Brounis6727/
Bhrungi6722/
Bhrunyo6720/
Brunaha6719/
Bronnie6717/
Braunna6712/
Brún6711/
Braundt6710/
Bhrunis6710/
Bruynck6710/
Brusint6710/
Vrun679/
Brunich678/
Brunnäs677/
Brunytė675/
Brundtø675/
Bronnee675/
Brunhoj674/
Bruchin673/
Vrunner673/
Brooney673/
Brunnéd673/
Brunitt672/
Brunnis672/
Breunna671/
Brunuis671/
Bruscin671/
Bruszen671/
Bruynoojhe671/
Bronney671/
Brouten671/
Brinieh671/
Breuniz671/
Brausín671/
Braunis671/
Brounio671/
Brouniz671/
Bruijjn671/
Brihnea671/
Brzouni671/
Brón671/
Brunhiz671/
Brutijn671/
Bruusen671/
Bruń671/
Brușten671/
Brühner671/
D'Braun671/
Brunoit671/
Bruinck670/
Brahaun670/
Bruting670/
Brumnit670/
Brumnnd670/
Bruggin670/
Brousen670/
Brunnit670/
Bruchen670/
Brunnay670/
Breuten670/
Brihney670/

Brune Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brune in the Russian language
Брунеbrune-
Brune in the Arabic language
برونbrwn-

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