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 last name Brune (Arabic: برون, Russian: Бруне) is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as: Brüne, Bruné, Brunê, Brunè or Brūne. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brune? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,043rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 409,597 people. The surname Brune occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Brune live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 355,721st most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 559 people.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 8,285 people, or 1 in 9,717. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Hesse, where 3 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name exists in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Brune Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brune has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brune surname rose 906 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brune Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Brune last name are 22.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.5% 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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