Brunschweiler Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Brunschweiler Surname User-submission:

This surname origins from the old profession called brunnenschweller, which means 'one who build basin of a fountain from wood'.

Brunschweiler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3061:26,8404,128
France291:2,290,439180,028
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680

Brunschweiler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname origins from the old profession called brunnenschweller, which means 'one who build basin of a fountain from wood'.

- swindo

Brunschweiler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brunschweiler is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brunschweiler? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 809,613th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Brunschweiler are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 26,840. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Zürich, where 42 percent are found, Canton of Thurgau, where 32 percent are found and Canton of St Gallen, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

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