Brunk Surname

70,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Brunk Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Brun (brown), or of Bruno, a pet form of names beginning with Brun (brown), as Brunwig and Brunolf.

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Brunk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0281:72,0888,338
Germany1,6371:49,1796,418
Canada791:466,40040,200
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6611:75,9748,073

The alternate forms: Brünk (1) are calculated separately.

Brunk (22) may also be a first name.

Brunk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Brun (brown), or of Bruno, a pet form of names beginning with Brun (brown), as Brunwig and Brunolf.

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

User-submitted Reference

The distinguished German surname Brunk is a variant of the surname Brüning, which indicates 'son of Brüning', a variant of Bruno. The personal name Bruno is a pet form of names such as Brunolf, Brunwardt and Brunheri, all derived from the Old High German word, brunja, meaning 'brown'.

- trey.brunk

Brunk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brunk is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Brünk. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brunk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 70,837th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,044,360 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Brunk live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brunk is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname Brunk is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 5,028 people, or 1 in 72,088. In The United States Brunk is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 7 percent are found, Florida, where 5 percent are found and Colorado, where 4 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Brunk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brunk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 761 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brunk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brunk are 19.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.95% registered with the party.

The amount Brunk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $44,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning $48,145 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brünk931/
Brunke915,454/
Brunck91614/
Brunnk914/
Brounk913/
Bruhnke83584/
Bruncke83129/
Braunke8335/
Bruncks8316/
Bruynck8310/
Bruinck830/
Bronk803,730/
Brung80255/
Brunc8050/
Vrunk801/
Bruggink772,140/
Brunkova7737/
Brunková7714/
Breusink772/
Brungs731,155/
Bruing7322/
Vruink738/
Braung735/
Brünck735/
Breung732/
Broung731/
Brumke731/
Bronkh731/
Broonk730/
Bruncková7133/
Brounková715/
Brunckova714/
Braunkova714/
Brounkova713/
Brusing6730/
Broungs671/
Bruting670/

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