Brügge Surname

216,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brügge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brügge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7861:45,0765,911
Denmark641:88,1998,478
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

The alternate forms: Brugge (1,389) are calculated separately.

Brügge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brügge occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Brugge. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brügge? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 216,168th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,837,570 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Brügge live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Brügge is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,786 people, or 1 in 45,076. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 43 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found. Other than Germany Brügge occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Brügge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brügge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brügge surname declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brugge941,389/
Brüge9126/
Brüger83215/
Brigge8358/
Brogge8317/
Brugger7718,227/
Bruegge77275/
Brugghe77173/
Briegge7711/
Bruggee772/
Brugges772/
Brungge771/
Brugget771/
Bruge73662/
Brige73592/
Broge73527/
Bruegghe7154/
Breugghe7120/
Braugger7110/
Brügesch715/
Breugger712/
Bruggess710/
Broggi677,535/
Bruges672,088/
Bruger67617/
Bruget67287/
Broege67259/
Bruggi67253/
Wrigge67207/
Brauge67206/
Briggi67188/
Bruggy67155/
Brouge67150/
Brogie67136/
Briege67110/
Brugie67101/
Bruige6775/
Broggy6761/
Brunge6719/
Brugez6710/
Brusge677/
Brooge673/
Vrigge671/
Brigej671/
Brigey671/
Brugee671/
Brugeh671/
Brogga671/
Bruege671/
Brigie671/
Brugea670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brügge
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