Bruyere Surname
Approximately 7,827 people bear this surname
Bruyere Surname Definition:
BRUYERE: (French.) Local. A common or heath covered with shrubs.
Bruyere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,586 | 1:14,484 | 1,507 |
| Canada | 1,716 | 1:21,472 | 2,958 |
| Belgium | 706 | 1:16,284 | 2,497 |
| United States | 678 | 1:534,600 | 44,420 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
The alternate forms: Bruyère (782) & Bruyére (4) are calculated separately.
Bruyere (56) may also be a first name.
Bruyere Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
BRUYERE: (French.) Local. A common or heath covered with shrubs.
Bruyere Demographics
Average Male Bruyere Height
173.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bruyere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bruyere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bruyere (Arabic: برويار) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Bruyère or Bruyére. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruyere? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 63,965th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 931,078 people. The surname Bruyere is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Bruyere are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Bruyere is also the 1,321,957th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 56 people.
The last name Bruyere is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 4,586 people, or 1 in 14,484. In France Bruyere is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 51 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 12 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 10 percent reside. Barring France it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent reside and Belgium, where 9 percent reside.
Bruyere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bruyere has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bruyere surname grew 2,511 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bruyere Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bruyere last name are 2.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.92% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bruyere earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.78% less than the national average, earning R 212,016 per year; in United States they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $47,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.61% less than the national average, earning $43,913 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bruyere Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bruyere in the Arabic language | ||
| برويار | brwyar | - |
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