Brunek Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Brunek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brunek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Brunek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brunek is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brunek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Brunek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Brunek live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Brunek is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Germany it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 19 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found.

Brunek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brunek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brunek surname declined 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruneck9241/
Braunek9218/
Brounek924/
Brunhek922/
Bruniek921/
Brauneck86131/
Bruneske8642/
Brunneke8639/
Brunecke8611/
Brunneck864/
Brunec83377/
Brinek83124/
Bronek83123/
Brunik8362/
Bruník8330/
Brunex831/
Bruneg830/
Vrunek830/
Brunnecke8018/
Braunecke800/
Broniek77885/
Brunick77666/
Brusnyk77618/
Brusnik77351/
Brumnik77116/
Broneak7724/
Bruneix7711/
Bruniec778/
Braunik772/
Brüneke771/
Brunect771/
Bruenik771/
Braunegg71187/
Brunnick7176/
Brunkova7137/
Bruyniks7135/
Brünecke7129/
Brunicke7126/
Bronneck7112/
Brünneck716/
Brunique712/
Braunieg712/
Bronieck712/
Brausnik711/
Broneikė711/
Brusnick711/
Brusniks711/
Bruniske710/
Bronec67375/
Bronik67290/
Brunig67127/
Břinek67116/
Bronyk67100/
Bruijniks6770/
Bruníková6733/
Brinec6715/
Brunic6714/
Bruynickx6711/
Brautnick679/
Bruniková679/
Brünec677/
Brineg676/
Brunecová676/
Braunkova674/
Brunix674/
Brounkova673/
Brunikova672/
Brunnicke671/
Breunicke671/
Brinik670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brunek
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