Barahu Surname
Approximately 420 people bear this surname
Barahu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 210 | 1:843,537 | 37,160 |
| Iran | 204 | 1:376,385 | 24,618 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Barahu (185) may also be a first name.
Barahu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barahu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Barahu (Hindi: बरहू, Marathi: बारहू) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Barahu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barahu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 701,000th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. Barahu is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Barahu live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 669,105th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 185 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 843,537. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Zamfara, where 38 percent are found, Sokoto, where 18 percent are found and Kaduna, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 49 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barahu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barahu in the Hindi language | ||
| बरहू | barahu | - |
| Barahu in the Marathi language | ||
| बारहू | barahu | - |
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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 Barahu
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