Brüesch Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Brüesch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brüesch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1711:48,0296,455
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Brüesch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brüesch is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brüesch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. Brüesch is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Brüesch reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 48,029. In Switzerland Brüesch is primarily found in: Canton of Graubünden, where 54 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent reside and Canton of St Gallen, where 6 percent reside. Barring Switzerland this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Japan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brügesch935/
Brües8343/
Brueesch801/
Brüe737/
Briisch711/
Brühe6754/
Brüge6726/
Brüer676/
Bruehe627/
Breuis623/
Brihes621/
Briees621/
Brueys621/
Breuic621/
Brooes621/
Brieis621/
Breues620/
Bruuese572/
Briehay571/
Bruuies571/
Bruhess570/
Bruijes570/
Bruey50605/
Briee509/
Bruee502/
Briis501/
Bruei501/

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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
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  • 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 Brüesch
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