Barahira Surname

154,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Barahira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Barahira 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
Rwanda2,7911:4,0721,005
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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Barahira (12) may also be a first name.

Barahira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barahira (Marathi: बाराहीरा) is found in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barahira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Barahira is the 154,659th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,567,846 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Barahira live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Barahira is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename worldwide, held by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Rwanda, where it is borne by 2,791 people, or 1 in 4,072. Apart from Rwanda it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.

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
Barahiro881/
Barroaira829/
Berahera753/
Baraeras751/
Baraero67343/
Varaera676/
Barraera634/
Bareerah632/
Barreura631/
Berahero631/
Baroero5382/
Boraero531/
Barroero50691/
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Barahira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barahira in the Marathi language
बाराहीराbarahira-

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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 Barahira
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