Brühwiler Surname

267,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Brühwiler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brühwiler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,4351:5,723879
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Bruhwiler (67) are calculated separately.

Brühwiler Last Name Facts

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

Brühwiler has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It may be found in the variant forms: Bruhwiler. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brühwiler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 267,533rd most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,991,470 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brühwiler are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Brühwiler is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,435 people, or 1 in 5,723. In Switzerland Brühwiler is primarily concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 34 percent are found, Canton of Thurgau, where 28 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Liechtenstein, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Brühwiler
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