Barahim Surname

163,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Barahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,8101:55,9339,360
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Malaysia2351:125,5078,194
Mauritius1391:9,3051,973
Iran921:834,59341,130
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Yemen131:2,032,71513,240
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
India51:153,413,076951,030
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Barahim (1,343) may also be a first name.

Barahim Last Name Facts

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

Barahim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ, Hindi: बराहीम, Marathi: बरहीम) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barahim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,271st most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,738,649 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Barahim are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Barahim is also the 214,276th most frequent first name globally, borne by 1,343 people.

Barahim is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,810 people, or 1 in 55,933. In The Philippines Barahim is most common in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 49 percent reside, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 46 percent reside and Mimaropa, where 2 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside and Malaysia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bharahim931/
Berahim861,119/
Borahim86163/
Barahem8628/
Barohim862/
Bourahim80292/
Berrahim80264/
Baerohim8019/
Basrohim8010/
Bharohim805/
Bharauim803/
Beurahim801/
Hborahim801/
Beerahim801/
Borrahim801/
Baraheam801/
Beraheim800/
Baraem77901/
Bourrahim759/
Bourahime752/
Berahem7162/
Berehim7114/
Berohim7112/
Barohem717/
Borahem716/
Baraeme712/
Borohim712/
Bourehim67477/
Berrehim675/
Berrahem675/
Barrouim673/
Varajiem671/
Beurahem671/
Bearroheem591/
Berrahayem591/
Bahreem57280/
Booraem5777/
Vorauim571/
Borgohaim501/

Barahim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barahim in the Marathi language
बरहीमbarahima-
Barahim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym95.24
ﺍﺑﺮﻫﻴﻢabrhym4.76
Barahim in the Hindi language
बराहीमbarahima50
बराहिमbarahima50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barahim
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