de Bruyn Surname

20,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Bruyn Surname Definition:

“Brown One” in Dutch. Also written Breyne.

de Bruyn Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,8521:3,648482
Belgium5,8071:1,980135
Netherlands3,6431:4,636469
Australia8781:30,7474,099
France3571:186,05828,941
Canada2341:157,46015,959
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
New Zealand1271:35,6566,115
England1181:472,18730,747
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Brazil911:2,352,46572,498
Namibia471:51,2646,204
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Sweden101:984,67673,605
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: de Brüyn (3) & de Bruÿn (1) are calculated separately.

de Bruyn (11) may also be a first name.

de Bruyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Brown One” in Dutch. Also written Breyne.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal
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de Bruyn Demographics

Average Male de Bruyn Height

176.21 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 67 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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de Bruyn Last Name Facts

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

de Bruyn occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms: de Brüyn or de Bruÿn. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Bruyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,518th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 273,639 people. The surname de Bruyn is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of de Bruyn live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. de Bruyn is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 14,852 people, or 1 in 3,648. In South Africa de Bruyn is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 29 percent reside, Western Cape, where 26 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent reside. Excluding South Africa de Bruyn is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 22 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside.

de Bruyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Bruyn has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the de Bruyn surname grew 1,073 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 262 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Bruyn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Bruyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 54.94% more than the national average, earning €46,527 per year; in South Africa they earn 79.64% more than the national average, earning R 426,888 per year; in United States they earn 36.49% more than the national average, earning $58,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $53,553 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Brüyn963/
de Bruÿn961/
de Bruyne946,293/
de Bruiyn9417/
de Breuyn9416/
de Bruyen941/
de Bruyan941/
de Brun93509/
de Bruynne892/
de Bruin8837,822/
de Bruym8857/
de Brune8844/
de Breyn8818/
De-Bruyn8815/
de Bryne8812/
de Braun889/
de Bruen885/
de Brunn881/
de Bryen881/
de Bruijn8216,726/
de Bruine821,109/
de Breyne82146/
de Bruïne8235/
de Brundt827/
De-Bruyne826/
de Braune824/
de Bruiin821/
de Brujin821/
de Brunhe821/
de Brum802,310/
de Brún8043/
de Bron808/
De-Brun802/
de Brün801/
de Bruijne781,749/
de Bruggen782/
de Bruiijn781/
De-Bruin7574/
de Bruim7549/
de Broin7534/
de Broen7515/
de Brijn7512/
de Brein758/
de Brine755/
de Brain753/
de Braum751/
de Vruin751/
da Braun751/
di Brujn751/
De-Brune751/
De-Bruym751/
de Braine7117/
De-Bruijn7110/
De-Breyne7110/
De-Bruine711/
da Bruine711/
de Brijne711/
de Britten671/
da Brum671/
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