Le Brun Surname

72,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Le Brun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Le Brun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5,7841:11,4841,119
Canada1621:227,44221,827
England1421:392,38127,229
Jersey1321:75275
Australia1001:269,95724,430
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Belgium821:140,20320,001
Guernsey591:1,092205
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Malta301:14,342837
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Panama51:782,45211,059
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
China21:683,660,78330,601
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey2321:22420
Guernsey371:883148
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Le Brün (2) are calculated separately.

Le Brun (58) may also be a first name.

Le Brun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Le Brun is found most in France. It may be rendered as a variant: Le Brün. Click here for further possible spellings of Le Brun.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Brun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 72,846th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,077,243 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Le Brun are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Le Brun is also the 1,295,729th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 58 people.

This last name is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 5,784 people, or 1 in 11,484. In France it is primarily found in: Brittany, where 49 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found and Normandy, where 10 percent are found. Outside of France it is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Le Brun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Le Brun has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Le Brun last name expanded 1,291 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 288 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Le Brun Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Le Brun earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.18% less than the national average, earning 255,470 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 73.09% more than the national average, earning R 411,324 per year; in United States they earn 88.67% more than the national average, earning $81,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $46,797 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Brün952/
Le Bruyn93143/
Le Bruin9327/
Le Brunn933/
Le Breun931/
Le Brune930/
Le Braun930/
Le Bron86156/
Le-Brun8642/
Le Brum866/
La Brun861/
La Brune805/
Le-Bruyn802/
La Brunne751/
La Bron7113/
Le-Bron713/
Le-Brün711/
La-Brune67437/

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Footnotes

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