Brah Surname
Approximately 17,780 people bear this surname
Brah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 16,393 | 1:1,171 | 161 |
| Cameroon | 373 | 1:55,681 | 7,197 |
| Nigeria | 224 | 1:790,816 | 35,405 |
| India | 197 | 1:3,893,733 | 106,713 |
| United States | 148 | 1:2,449,047 | 150,246 |
| Ivory Coast | 117 | 1:197,190 | 8,500 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| Philippines | 52 | 1:1,946,889 | 117,777 |
| Benin | 49 | 1:210,931 | 19,709 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Iran | 22 | 1:3,490,115 | 99,764 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Brah (8,132) may also be a first name.
Brah Demographics
Average Male Brah Height
176.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻩ, Hindi: ब्रह, Oriya: ବାହ) has its highest incidence in Niger. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brah? popularity and diffusion
Brah is the 30,064th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 409,873 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Brah are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 70,302nd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 8,132 people.
It is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 16,393 people, or 1 in 1,171. In Niger Brah is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 89 percent reside, Diffa Region, where 7 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Niger it is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Brah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brah last name increased 617 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Brah are 16.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.79% being registered with the party.
The amount Brah earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 25.69% more than the national average, earning $54,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.69% more than the national average, earning $63,937 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻩ | abrah | - |
| Brah in the Hindi language | ||
| ब्रह | braha | 94.12 |
| ब्र | bra | 2.94 |
| ब्रह् | brah | 2.94 |
| Brah in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାହ | baha | 50 |
| ବରାହ | baraha | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Brah
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