Bruyère Surname
Approximately 782 people bear this surname
Bruyère Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 553 | 1:20,790 | 3,214 |
| France | 166 | 1:400,137 | 58,863 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bruyere (7,827) & Bruyére (4) are calculated separately.
Bruyère Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bruyère Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bruyère is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Bruyere or Bruyére. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruyère? popularity and diffusion
It is the 438,351st most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,319,112 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Bruyère reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 553 people, or 1 in 20,790. In Belgium Bruyère is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 88 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 10 percent live and Flemish Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Belgium this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruyere | 95 | 7,827 | / |
| Bruyére | 95 | 4 | / |
| Bruyères | 93 | 3 | / |
| Bruyre | 92 | 54 | / |
| Bruysre | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bruyr | 83 | 301 | / |
| Bruyeres | 80 | 131 | / |
| Bruyerre | 80 | 109 | / |
| Brouyere | 80 | 40 | / |
| Bruyiere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bruyer | 77 | 1,213 | / |
| Bruere | 77 | 1,092 | / |
| Breure | 77 | 846 | / |
| Braure | 77 | 582 | / |
| Bryere | 77 | 51 | / |
| Breyre | 77 | 27 | / |
| Broure | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bruyor | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brayre | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bruire | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brauere | 71 | 78 | / |
| Bruerre | 71 | 66 | / |
| Bruireu | 71 | 42 | / |
| Breyare | 71 | 34 | / |
| Bruyeer | 71 | 33 | / |
| Brayere | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bruiere | 71 | 9 | / |
| Breyere | 71 | 9 | / |
| Broyere | 71 | 5 | / |
| Brouyer | 71 | 5 | / |
| Braurer | 71 | 4 | / |
| Briyere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Breurer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Brourer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brujere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brouyor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Breuret | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bruyeri | 71 | 0 | / |
| Breurey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bryer | 67 | 3,261 | / |
| Bruer | 67 | 1,684 | / |
| Breur | 67 | 1,074 | / |
| Brire | 67 | 225 | / |
| Bruhiere | 67 | 61 | / |
| Brare | 67 | 57 | / |
| Brour | 67 | 52 | / |
| Braur | 67 | 49 | / |
| Bruggere | 67 | 9 | / |
| Brujiere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brouyari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brouyard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brauerei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brayr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Breuresh | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bruyère
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