Bruža Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Bruža Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bruža Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia531:200,63128,987
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841

The alternate forms: Bruza (1,079), Brůža (210) & Brůza (1) are calculated separately.

Bruža Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bruža is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Bruza, Brůža or Brůza. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruža? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,203,767th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bruža live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Czechia, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 200,631. In Czechia Bruža is most frequent in: South Moravian Region, where 66 percent reside, Vysočina Region, where 17 percent reside and Olomouc Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Czechia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 26 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruza931,079/
Brůža93210/
Bružas911,994/
Brůza871/
Brusa807,478/
Bruca80668/
Broža80161/
Bruja80100/
Bruže802/
Briža801/
Bružaitė7740/
Brusca733,143/
Brusas732,020/
Bruzas73628/
Bruzha73522/
Breuza73361/
Bruzza73356/
Brugia73289/
Brouca73194/
Breusa73172/
Brauza73164/
Bruzsa73164/
Brusau73154/
Bruzga73126/
Bruzat73126/
Brusač73105/
Brousa7392/
Brausa7365/
Bruzja7358/
Brucaj7348/
Brouza7335/
Brzuza7331/
Brusać7313/
Bruzia7312/
Bruzau739/
Brauca736/
Bružys735/
Brusai734/
Brusea733/
Brusaz733/
Brusat732/
Brutca732/
Bruesa732/
Bruiza731/
Bruija731/
Brujau731/
Brusaa731/
Bruzah731/
Brużas731/
Bruica731/
Bružis731/
Brusah731/
Bruzoa731/
Bruzca731/
Brusga731/
Brusad730/
Brugea730/
Bruisa730/
Bruzeau67342/
Brousas67179/
Bruzaud67148/
Bruzhas67139/
Brouzas67102/
Bruseau6760/
Brujats6750/
Bruggia6737/
Brusaud6714/
Bruzaut679/
Breuzza674/
Brusach674/
Brujaud673/
Brouzia671/
Broudja671/
Bruzajt671/
Brużajt671/
Brusead670/
Brousau670/
Brousad670/

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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 Bruža
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