Bruns Surname
Approximately 56,147 people bear this surname
Bruns Surname Definition:
(German, French, English) Descendant of Brun (brown).
Bruns Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 36,562 | 1:2,202 | 191 |
| United States | 16,346 | 1:22,174 | 2,785 |
| Netherlands | 997 | 1:16,938 | 2,626 |
| Brazil | 522 | 1:410,104 | 15,575 |
| Canada | 284 | 1:129,738 | 13,514 |
| Australia | 267 | 1:101,107 | 11,415 |
| England | 237 | 1:235,097 | 19,437 |
| Spain | 89 | 1:525,304 | 25,940 |
| Thailand | 76 | 1:929,452 | 144,548 |
| Russia | 73 | 1:1,974,288 | 123,658 |
| France | 70 | 1:948,896 | 108,010 |
| Denmark | 52 | 1:108,552 | 10,139 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Latvia | 39 | 1:52,565 | 7,946 |
| Luxembourg | 34 | 1:17,075 | 3,795 |
| Poland | 31 | 1:1,226,089 | 78,991 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,700 | 1:29,540 | 3,594 |
The alternate forms: Brüns (699) & Brūns (5) are calculated separately.
Bruns (71) may also be a first name.
Bruns Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, French, English) Descendant of Brun (brown).
Bruns Demographics
Bruns Political Affiliation
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Bruns Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bruns Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bruns (Russian: Брунс) is found most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms: Brüns or Brūns. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruns? popularity and diffusion
Bruns is the 10,019th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 129,794 people. The last name Bruns is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Bruns live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,152,838th most common first name globally It is held by 71 people.
This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 36,562 people, or 1 in 2,202. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 54 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside and Bremen, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Germany Bruns exists in 67 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.
Bruns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bruns has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 962 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 878 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bruns Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bruns surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Bruns are 22.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.09% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bruns earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.17% more than the national average, earning 453,952 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.93% less than the national average, earning R 114,228 per year; in United States they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $45,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $49,542 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brüns | 93 | 699 | / |
| Brūns | 93 | 5 | / |
| Bruins | 91 | 6,545 | / |
| Brauns | 91 | 5,023 | / |
| Brouns | 91 | 3,126 | / |
| Bruyns | 91 | 2,749 | / |
| Bruhns | 91 | 2,296 | / |
| Brunst | 91 | 726 | / |
| Brunse | 91 | 173 | / |
| Brunæs | 91 | 73 | / |
| Brunsz | 91 | 63 | / |
| Brunsh | 91 | 56 | / |
| Brunsø | 91 | 21 | / |
| Bruuns | 91 | 19 | / |
| Brunns | 91 | 5 | / |
| Breuns | 91 | 2 | / |
| Bruëns | 91 | 1 | / |
| Brunsch | 83 | 1,094 | / |
| Bruijns | 83 | 892 | / |
| Bruinse | 83 | 100 | / |
| Braunns | 83 | 70 | / |
| Brouhns | 83 | 50 | / |
| Braunst | 83 | 20 | / |
| Bruynse | 83 | 16 | / |
| Braunss | 83 | 9 | / |
| Braunsz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Brunsdt | 83 | 0 | / |
| Brons | 80 | 3,828 | / |
| Brunz | 80 | 498 | / |
| Brums | 80 | 23 | / |
| Bruijnse | 77 | 38 | / |
| Braunsch | 77 | 29 | / |
| Brunsová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brunsche | 77 | 0 | / |
| Broens | 73 | 1,447 | / |
| Brunje | 73 | 137 | / |
| Braunz | 73 | 62 | / |
| Brunce | 73 | 57 | / |
| Brunch | 73 | 48 | / |
| Broons | 73 | 38 | / |
| Bronsh | 73 | 28 | / |
| Brüyns | 73 | 9 | / |
| Brühns | 73 | 6 | / |
| Braunš | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bronsz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Braums | 73 | 3 | / |
| Braunß | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vruins | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brunze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brounsová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bronsch | 67 | 130 | / |
| Brounce | 67 | 89 | / |
| Brünsch | 67 | 76 | / |
| Bruinje | 67 | 46 | / |
| Breumsø | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bruynje | 67 | 8 | / |
| Braunch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Brunche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brounze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brumsch | 67 | 1 | / |
Bruns Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bruns in the Russian language | ||
| Брунс | bruns | - |
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Bruns Reference & Research
Bruns FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Brunson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Bruns FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Brunson 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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Footnotes
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