Brus Surname

46,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Brus Surname Definition:

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Robertus de Bruis (Yorks).

Brus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia2,5391:6,100777
Ukraine1,7681:25,7483,689
Russia9481:152,02917,557
Slovenia7891:3,153475
Netherlands7281:23,1973,721
United States6851:529,13744,078
Poland6751:56,3098,872
Papua New Guinea3731:21,8602,350
Belarus3131:30,3555,274
France3011:220,67334,242
Sweden2261:43,5703,440
Czechia1981:53,7048,989
Kazakhstan1841:96,10110,780
Croatia1781:23,7564,955
Austria1501:56,7708,881
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Germany1201:670,87952,024
Moldova901:39,5716,032
Romania741:271,32325,089
Denmark491:115,19810,655
Bosnia and Herzegovina411:86,2548,043
Serbia371:193,10711,972
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
India271:28,409,829361,298
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
England201:2,785,90397,972
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Belgium151:766,44363,354
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

The alternate forms: Bruś (736) & Brüs (1) are calculated separately.

Brus (26,348) may also be a first name.

Brus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Robertus de Bruis (Yorks).

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Brus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brus (Hindi: ब्रूस, Oriya: ବୃସ, Russian: Брус) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Bruś or Brüs. For other possible spellings of Brus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,661st most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 656,004 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Brus reside; 35 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 26 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Brus is also the 30,764th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 26,348 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 2,539 people, or 1 in 6,100. In Cambodia Brus is mostly concentrated in: Kandal Province, where 17 percent live, Takéo Province, where 16 percent live and Kampong Cham Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Cambodia it occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 16 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Brus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 913 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Brus surname is chiefly Orthodox (95%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Brus surname are 37.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.18% registered with the party.

The amount Brus earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 39.04% less than the national average, earning $13,839,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning $46,128 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $45,913 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruś92736/
Brüs921/
Brush8911,667/
Brust899,109/
Breus896,476/
Bruss893,654/
Bruse893,065/
Bruus89785/
Braus89744/
Brous89559/
Bruis89186/
Bruys89165/
Bruhs89159/
Bruås8973/
Brzus8930/
Brujs8924/
Brusz8915/
Bruzs896/
Brusc895/
Brrus891/
Bru8613,261/
Brouse802,432/
Brause801,480/
Brusch801,451/
Brusse801,096/
Breuss80973/
Breust80612/
Broust80445/
Bruijs80310/
Brauss80284/
Broush80224/
Bruhse80188/
Brushe80161/
Bruszt80122/
Breuse80118/
Bruist8073/
Breusz8035/
Braust8028/
Bruise8021/
Bruiss8019/
Brausz8014/
Bruuse8013/
Brouss8012/
Bårhus8010/
Brustt804/
Braush803/
Brauts802/
Brusce802/
Braučs802/
Bruish801/
Brushs801/
Brusht801/
Brouds801/
Brousp801/
Brauds801/
Brutsh801/
Bruhst801/
Bruisz801/
Bruuss801/
Brgous801/
Breuts800/
Breush800/
Brruss800/
Bruust800/
Bhreus800/
Brou75140,088/
Breu756,202/
Bros754,770/
Brau754,480/
Bruy752,053/
Brut751,304/
Brux751,170/
Brui751,028/
Brud75745/
Bruß75700/
Bruc75499/
Bruj75354/
Bruz75309/
Bruh75227/
Bruu75131/
Bruź75120/
Vrus7558/
Brzu7540/
Bruż7535/
Brup759/
Brós754/
Bhru752/
Brgu752/
Bruç752/
Brru751/
Brhu751/
Wrus751/
Hbru751/
Brousse738,429/
Brusova731,786/
Brausch731,386/
Breusch73316/
Brusche73242/
Brusová73203/
Brausse7374/
Beherus7352/
Bruschz7332/
Brahush7315/
Bruisse7313/
Breusse7311/
Bruggis736/
Bruisch735/
Brusshe731/
Bruuies731/
Bruzzse731/
Bruschs730/
Brousch730/
Brauhse730/
Bruce67162,393/
Bruch6712,754/
Braud6710,210/
Bross675,560/
Broos674,495/
Broux672,419/
Braut671,248/
Breusova671,039/
Braux67888/
Brosh67879/
Broes67869/
Brosz67843/
Brout67383/
Breut67349/
Broud67325/
Brouh67230/
Brutt67183/
Wruss67157/
Bruit67146/
Brzuś67123/
Brouy67110/
Brauh67100/
Bruiz6797/
Brucz6785/
Bruix6785/
Bruić6783/
Brausova6771/
Brüss6764/
Bruhy6762/
Børud6758/
Wruhs6755/
Brussová6748/
Brudsche6736/
Brauß6733/
Brautsch6728/
Brühs6726/
Brzuz6724/
Børup6723/
Brouz6723/
Brauz6722/
Brósz6722/
Brusehed6722/
Brosø6721/
Brudd6719/
Brrou6717/
Brudh6717/
Bruij6714/
Braup6714/
Brózs6713/
Brros6711/
Bhrgu679/
Breud679/
Brouj679/
Brudt676/
Brhud676/
Bružė676/
Bhros675/
Brussova675/
Bårud674/
Brahu674/
Breutsch673/
Bhrui673/
Brausová673/
Bruid672/
Wrust672/
Brult672/
Bruxh672/
Breue672/
Bruzz672/
Brudż672/
Breusche671/
Bruysova671/
Bruyz671/
Broup671/
Brousova671/
Brrau671/
Brauj671/
Bhrud671/
Bhruh671/
Wruis671/
Brozs671/
Vreus671/
Breuz671/
Bróis671/
Hbrou671/
Båros671/
Brauś671/
Brudź671/
Brzau671/
Brzos671/
Brósh671/
Bruua671/
Bhruy671/
Wruxs671/
Wwrus671/
Brruu671/
Brujc671/
Vrush670/

Brus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brus in the Oriya language
ବୃସbrsa-
Brus in the Hindi language
ब्रूसbrusa62.5
ब्रुसbrusa37.5
Brus in the Russian language
Брусbrus-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brus
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