de Bruyne Surname

77,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Bruyne Surname User-submission:

De Bruyne is a Dutch surname meaning 'the brown one'. Using the French-Dutch particle de as a prefix that means 'the' and Bruyne that derives from bruin, translated to 'brown'.

de Bruyne 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
Belgium5,2391:2,194170
Netherlands4321:39,0916,610
France3151:210,86632,777
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Canada371:995,82774,831
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
England261:2,143,00282,017
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
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de Bruyne Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

De Bruyne is a Dutch surname meaning 'the brown one'. Using the French-Dutch particle de as a prefix that means 'the' and Bruyne that derives from bruin, translated to 'brown'.

- sergutiov
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de Bruyne Demographics

Average de Bruyne Salary in
United States

$64,167 USD

Per year
Rank:
152,637 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.51427E-6
Rank: 675,571 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
148.71%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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de Bruyne Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Bruyne is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 77,711th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,158,040 people. The last name de Bruyne occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of de Bruyne live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name de Bruyne is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 5,239 people, or 1 in 2,194. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent live and Walloon Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Belgium it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 7 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

de Bruyne Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Bruyne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning R 250,068 per year; in United States they earn 48.71% more than the national average, earning $64,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.5% less than the national average, earning $46,452 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 Bruynne952/
de Bruyn9426,632/
de Brune9444/
de Bryne9412/
de Bruine891,109/
de Breyne89146/
de Bruïne8935/
de Bruiyn8917/
de Breuyn8916/
De-Bruyne896/
de Braune894/
de Brunes893/
de Brunet891/
de Bruyan891/
de Bruyen891/
de Brunhe891/
de Brun88509/
de Bruijne841,749/
de Brunner8434/
des Brunes8412/
de Bruin8237,822/
de Bruym8257/
de Brone8247/
de Breyn8218/
De-Bruyn8215/
de Braun829/
de Bruen825/
de Brine825/
de Brüyn823/
de Bruni822/
de Bruÿn821/
de Bruné821/
De-Brune821/
de Brunn821/
de Bryen821/
de Bruijn7816,726/
de Braine7817/
De-Breyne7810/
de Brundt787/
de Brujin781/
De-Bruine781/
de Bruiin781/
De-Bruyné781/
da Bruine781/
de Brijne781/
de Brunis781/
de Brum752,310/
de Brún7543/
de Bron758/
De-Brun752/
de Brün751/
de Brienne7440/
de Bruijni7413/
de Bruggen742/
de Bruiijn741/
De-Bruin7174/
de Bruim7149/
de Broin7134/
di Bruna7115/
de Broen7115/
de Brijn7112/
de Brein718/
de Brain713/
De-Bruym711/
di Brujn711/
de Brena711/
da Braun711/
de Broni711/
de Braum711/
de Vruin711/
De-Bruijn6710/
de Brehem672/
di Brunio671/
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