Brüning Surname

40,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brüning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brüning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,8111:6,284763
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Denmark241:235,19618,480
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Austria171:500,90847,931
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Bruning (7,423) & Bruñing (1) are calculated separately.

Brüning Last Name Facts

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

Brüning is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bruning or Bruñing. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brüning? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,405th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 561,661 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Brüning reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 12,811 people, or 1 in 6,284. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Brüning Last Name Statistics demography

Brüning earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning 375,545 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruning957,423/
Brünings93259/
Brühning9337/
Brünning9333/
Brüningk9311/
Bruñing901/
Brining86842/
Brünink86142/
Broning8616/
Brünimg861/
Brüningová821/
Bruening802,825/
Brunning802,251/
Bruining801,807/
Breuning801,508/
Brauning80637/
Brunings80518/
Bruyning80141/
Broening80127/
Briening8031/
Bronning8015/
Brouning805/
Bruninng801/
Brooning801/
Bruningt801/
Bruningk801/
Brumning800/
Bruinings7596/
Bruijning7554/
Brunnings7536/
Bruynings7524/
Bruinning7515/
Brouningk751/
Braunning751/
Bruning's751/
Brueningg751/
Braunings750/
Bruehning750/
Breunning750/
Brunink71630/
Bruninx71511/
Broneng7149/
Bruneng7112/
Bruijnings713/
Bruinink67623/
Broenink67315/
Bruyninx67256/
Bruininx6782/
Bruenink674/
Brunninx671/
Brunnink671/
Brunnimg671/
Brunincx671/
Bruiningová671/

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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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  • 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 Brüning
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