Brunel Surname

25,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Andorra

Brunel Surname Definition:

(French) Brown [= Brun, with diminutive suff. -el]

Brunel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France18,2391:3,642268
Argentina4391:97,3658,199
Canada4031:91,42810,026
Brazil3881:551,73820,643
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
Chile1761:100,0943,769
Switzerland1001:82,1299,360
Spain851:550,02426,624
Italy811:755,02161,904
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Mexico781:1,591,36216,746
England661:844,21344,691
Belgium611:188,47025,041
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Panama401:97,8063,773
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Ecuador311:513,09210,998
Andorra271:3,105589
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Haiti141:763,13611,139
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
India71:109,580,769786,157
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
China61:227,886,92811,701
Monaco51:7,4131,114
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Brunel (15,738) may also be a first name.

Brunel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Brown [= Brun, with diminutive suff. -el]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Brunel Last Name Facts

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

Brunel (Arabic: برونيل, Marathi: बनेल, Russian: Брунель) is found most in France. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brunel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,346th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 342,412 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Brunel are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Brunel is also the 44,900th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 15,738 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 18,239 people, or 1 in 3,642. In France Brunel is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 27 percent are found, Occitanie, where 20 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 72 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Brunel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brunel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 594 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brunel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brunel last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brunel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning 325,205 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.54% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,816 per year; in United States they earn 40.58% more than the national average, earning $60,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.42% less than the national average, earning $41,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruneel924,095/
Brunell923,025/
Braunel92118/
Bruynel9275/
Brunnel9225/
Brounel9211/
Brusnel927/
Breunel921/
Brumnel921/
Bruniel921/
Brugnel921/
Bruneld920/
Brunl913/
Bruyneel862,176/
Bruynell86170/
Brutnell86148/
Brunnell8632/
Brusnell8619/
Brounell868/
Bruenell866/
Brounnel861/
Breuneel861/
Brumnell861/
Brugnell861/
Brougnel861/
Bruineel861/
Brunneel861/
Brunellt861/
Braunell860/
Bronel83133/
Brinel8312/
Braunl832/
Brunll831/
Brunil831/
Brunlt831/
Bruijneel8023/
Bruyjneel801/
Brünnel7782/
Bronell7752/
Brinell7736/
Brunlet7714/
Brünell7713/
Bruñuel776/
Bronnel775/
Braunil772/
Brinehl771/
Brunill771/
Brineel771/
Broneel771/
Broniel771/
Brunyol771/
Bruniol771/
Vrunnel770/
Brunngnell750/
Bruml7375/
Bronl731/
Brunlett715/
Brutenll714/
Bronnell713/
Brutnlet711/
Broonell711/
Bronil67104/
Brünnl671/
Briñel671/
Breuml671/
Brunngill670/

Brunel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brunel in the Marathi language
बनेलbanela-
Brunel in the Russian language
Брунельbrunel-
Brunel in the Arabic language
برونيلbrwnyl-
برنيلbrnyl-

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