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 last name Bruyère is most common in Belgium. It can also occur as: Bruyere or Bruyére. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruyère? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 438,351st most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 9,319,112 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Bruyère reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 553 people, or 1 in 20,790. In Belgium Bruyère is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 88 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 10 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Belgium this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
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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