Bruno Surname

1,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Dominica

Bruno Surname Definition:

Bruno, from the latin "prunum"—prunes, or prune tree.

This surname should not be associated with the Germanic "brun" - dark complexion - but with "brunna, prunja" - breast plate, cuirass.

Bruno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy87,2311:70111
United States40,2851:8,9971,086
Argentina21,3521:2,002258
Chad17,3311:784121
Mexico11,9161:10,4171,050
Brazil11,0581:19,359940
Tanzania10,6521:4,970673
Puerto Rico10,4071:34173
France9,8291:6,758570
Peru8,2821:3,838628
Angola6,9021:3,910570
Mozambique6,7981:4,010928
Haiti5,7471:1,859284
Philippines5,5391:18,2772,184
Ethiopia3,0591:31,8883,759
Canada2,7611:13,3451,970
Spain2,7021:17,3031,947
Portugal2,2831:4,563497
Bolivia1,8201:5,833768
Papua New Guinea1,6011:5,093302
Uruguay1,3811:2,485293
Paraguay1,2891:5,614435
Belgium1,1841:9,7101,385
Germany1,1311:71,1819,054
Switzerland1,0201:8,0521,303
Dominican Republic9401:11,099886
Venezuela9141:33,0461,942
Nigeria8341:212,40112,620
Colombia8101:58,9802,792
England8081:68,9587,964
Ecuador7941:20,0332,830
Togo7351:9,8612,446
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
Australia6351:42,5135,417
El Salvador4981:12,739752
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Dominica3931:19342
Cameroon3891:53,3916,959
Russia3731:386,38937,574
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Sweden3161:31,1612,547
Chile3071:57,3832,483
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Trinidad and Tobago2151:6,344967
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Netherlands1821:92,78715,250
Thailand1781:396,84569,813
India1751:4,383,231115,212
Indonesia1731:764,44658,463
South Africa1661:326,37230,631
Costa Rica1611:29,690869
Malta1501:2,868222
Malaysia1451:203,40811,963
Grenada1431:759154
Namibia1351:17,8473,112
Kenya1221:378,52421,706
Panama1101:35,5661,963
Ivory Coast1041:221,8399,194
Cuba931:123,9003,345
Honduras831:106,2221,739
Denmark671:84,2498,149
Nicaragua631:95,5731,848
Saint Lucia561:3,193487
Iran531:1,448,72758,350
Madagascar491:482,6501,766
Luxembourg451:12,9012,533
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Austria351:243,29828,936
Ukraine351:1,300,648109,855
Lithuania341:89,25312,508
Norway331:155,82719,235
Belarus321:296,90833,328
Suriname321:17,2694,028
United States Virgin Islands311:3,560588
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Monaco291:1,27830
Wales291:106,7088,358
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Benin271:382,80028,543
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Israel251:342,30528,607
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Kazakhstan211:842,02452,736
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Singapore211:262,27211,611
China191:71,964,2933,948
Latvia191:107,89715,192
Central African Republic161:282,21292
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Marshall Islands141:3,702761
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Turks and Caicos Islands131:2,641268
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Finland91:610,74534,002
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Montserrat41:1,237187
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Anguilla21:6,718471
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
San Marino21:16,607796
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7761:64,7157,056

The alternate forms: Bruño (138), Brüno (2), Brunó (1) & Bruñó (5) are calculated separately.

Bruno (2,158,589) may also be a first name.

Bruno Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bruno, from the latin "prunum"—prunes, or prune tree.

This surname should not be associated with the Germanic "brun" - dark complexion - but with "brunna, prunja" - breast plate, cuirass.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(German) Descendant of Bruno (brown). Bruno is also a pet form of names beginning with Brun (brown), as Brunrat and Brunwart.

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

Bruno Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bruno (Georgian: ბრუნო, Hindi: ब्रूनो, Marathi: बनो, Russian: Бруно) occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Bruño, Brüno, Brunó or Bruñó. Click here for further possible spellings of Bruno.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruno? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 25,313 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Bruno live; 32 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 30 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 277th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 2,158,589 people.

It is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 87,231 people, or 1 in 701. In Italy it is most frequent in: Piedmont, where 21 percent are found, Sicily, where 16 percent are found and Apulia, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Italy Bruno occurs in 171 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Bruno Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bruno has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bruno last name grew 5,191 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 5,050 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 322 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bruno Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (58%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bruno surname are 0.079999999999998% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bruno earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 18.25% more than the national average, earning €35,510 per year; in Norway they earn 9.82% less than the national average, earning 312,101 kr per year; in Peru they earn 19.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,563 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.86% more than the national average, earning R 391,776 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.33% less than the national average, earning $15,589,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $46,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $53,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruño93138/
Brüno932/
Brunó931/
Brunot913,379/
Brunod911,390/
Brunno91389/
Brunou91296/
Brunoy91157/
Brugno91134/
Brungo9197/
Brunos9165/
Brauno9136/
Brouno9112/
Brunoz9110/
Brunoo915/
Bruhno915/
Brunop915/
Brunoh915/
Brruno914/
Brunoa912/
Brujno911/
Brunoj911/
Breuno910/
Bruñó875/
Brunois83739/
Brugnot83448/
Brunott83183/
Brounos8333/
Brunoud8311/
Brounou837/
Brounno835/
Brunnot834/
Brunhoj834/
Bruno's831/
Brunozz831/
Bruinos831/
Breunot831/
Brunost831/
Brunoth831/
Brunnos831/
Brunoit831/
Braunoh830/
Brousno830/
Bruna8016,256/
Vruno80145/
Breugnot77839/
Brunotts7746/
Brunouch7718/
Brujnoch771/
Brunhout771/
Brauna732,382/
Brunat73861/
Brunga73453/
Brunas73419/
Brugna73356/
Brunát7393/
Brunau7390/
Bruina7334/
Brunaz7329/
Brunna7327/
Brueño7315/
Bruneu738/
Brumna733/
Brinoy733/
Brihno732/
Brunap731/
Bronno731/
Brouna731/
Brutna731/
Brunha731/
Brunás731/
Brunah731/
Brruna731/
Brusna730/
Brinoi730/
Bruinhout7116/
Brunaud671,856/
Brunaux67334/
Brunath6794/
Brünoth6744/
Brunaha6719/
Braunas6715/
Braunna6712/
Brungaa679/
Brunach678/
Brunaut674/
Brounga672/
Brunatt672/
Brünott672/
Breunna671/
Brumnas671/
Brunahe671/
Brunnah671/
Brunneu671/
Bruynoojhe671/
Broonuo671/
Brouina671/
Braunau671/
Brunnau671/
Bruttna671/
Brunass670/

Bruno Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bruno in the Georgian language
ბრუნოbruno-
Bruno in the Marathi language
बनोbano92.74
बुनोbuno3.42
बृनोbrno1.71
बणोbano0.85
बरनोbarano0.43
बरुनोbaruno0.43
Bruno in the Hindi language
ब्रूनोbruno66.67
ब्रुनोbruno33.33
Bruno in the Russian language
Бруноbruno-

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Bruno Reference & Research

Bruno DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bruno FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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