Brunschwiler Surname

486,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Brunschwiler Surname User-submission:

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

Brunschwiler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland6511:12,6162,093
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Brunschwiler 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

Brunschwiler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brunschwiler is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brunschwiler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 486,864th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,685,551 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Brunschwiler reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is held by 651 people, or 1 in 12,616. In Switzerland Brunschwiler is primarily found in: Canton of St Gallen, where 32 percent live, Canton of Thurgau, where 30 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Brunschwiler Last Name Statistics demography

Brunschwiler earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.59% more than the national average, earning $55,917 USD per year.

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