Barahi Surname
Approximately 16,782 people bear this surname
Barahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 8,637 | 1:8,890 | 1,217 |
| Nepal | 7,618 | 1:3,739 | 392 |
| India | 455 | 1:1,685,858 | 61,159 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Barahi (201) may also be a first name.
Barahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barahi (Hindi: बराही, Marathi: बारही, Oriya: ବରାହୀ) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Barahi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 31,788th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 434,248 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Barahi live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Barahi is also the 639,077th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 201 people.
Barahi is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 8,637 people, or 1 in 8,890. In Iran Barahi is most common in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 44 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 43 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Iran it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 45 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barahi in the Oriya language | ||
| ବରାହୀ | barahi | 87.5 |
| ବରାହି | barahi | 12.5 |
| Barahi in the Marathi language | ||
| बारही | barahi | 75 |
| बरही | barahi | 25 |
| Barahi in the Hindi language | ||
| बराही | barahi | 50 |
| बाराही | barahi | 33.33 |
| बरही | barahi | 16.67 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Barahi
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