Birhan Forename
Approximately 30,965 people bear this name
Birhan Forename User-submission:
Birhan (ብርሀን, ብርሃን or ብርሐን) is a fairly common unisex name in Ethiopia. It is an Amharic (one of the national languages of Ethiopia) which is one of the Semitic languages. The literal translation of Birhan (ብርሃን) is 'light', the exact opposite of 'dark', 'darkness'.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 85% | 29,476 | 1:3,310 | 550 |
| Turkey | 66% | 1,168 | 1:66,611 | 2,602 |
| Bulgaria | 97% | 98 | 1:71,331 | 2,972 |
| Indonesia | - | 77 | 1:3,350,178 | 149,032 |
| United States | 52% | 27 | 1:13,427,295 | 123,802 |
| Israel | 67% | 22 | 1:381,951 | 8,592 |
| India | 69% | 16 | 1:75,929,873 | 1,126,684 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 9 | 1:1,878,009 | 24,529 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 9 | 1:528,109 | 348 |
| Sweden | 88% | 8 | 1:1,232,238 | 22,791 |
| Kosovo | - | 7 | 1:265,920 | 9,118 |
| Malaysia | 80% | 6 | 1:5,074,990 | 119,899 |
| Germany | 59% | 5 | 1:19,335,575 | 51,270 |
| Northern Cyprus | 67% | 5 | 1:63,627 | 2,282 |
| England | 100% | 4 | 1:13,900,730 | 89,263 |
| Philippines | 100% | 3 | 1:35,336,492 | 343,681 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Canada | - | 2 | 1:16,566,686 | 86,787 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2 | 1:27,266,324 | 304,698 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Brazil | 81% | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
Birhan (56,041) may also be a surname.
Birhan Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Birhan (ብርሀን, ብርሃን or ብርሐን) is a fairly common unisex name in Ethiopia. It is an Amharic (one of the national languages of Ethiopia) which is one of the Semitic languages. The literal translation of Birhan (ብርሃን) is 'light', the exact opposite of 'dark', 'darkness'.
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Birhan Demographics
Average Birhan Salary in
United States
$59,548 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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