Braah Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Braah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| Benin | 38 | 1:271,990 | 23,227 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Braah (27) may also be a first name.
Braah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Braah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Braah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Braah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Braah is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Braah are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 27 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria Braah is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 64 percent reside and Rivers, where 34 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 34 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Braah
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