Braham Surname

38,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Braham Surname Definition:

Local 'of Braham.' As in the case of Braim (which see) I cannot find the place, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Abraham.' Some Jewish Abrahams have adopted Braham.

Alan de Braham, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Brahain, Suffolk, ibid.

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Braham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,1501:243,51314,192
Algeria2,5211:15,3242,753
United States2,2551:160,73616,370
Jamaica1,1921:2,408374
England1,1541:48,2836,031
Australia5051:53,4576,596
Belgium3211:35,8155,837
Canada2901:127,05413,264
France2551:260,48140,169
Tunisia2461:2,482309
Mexico2081:596,7619,919
Yemen2011:131,4696,963
Israel1821:47,0206,234
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Mauritania1161:35,3012,818
Wales731:42,3914,090
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
Colombia531:901,3988,853
Guatemala531:303,4474,519
Northern Ireland511:36,1773,487
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Ecuador431:369,9039,697
Panama391:100,3143,825
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Niger231:834,43619,133
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Dominica11:75,891912
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4001:60,9387,112
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:222,20718,866

Braham (51,037) may also be a first name.

Braham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local 'of Braham.' As in the case of Braim (which see) I cannot find the place, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Abraham.' Some Jewish Abrahams have adopted Braham.

Alan de Braham, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Brahain, Suffolk, ibid.

Roger de Braham, Suffolk, ibid.

Ralph de Braham, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1805. Married — John Gray and Hannah Braham: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Semitic) an aphæretic form of Abraham, q.v (Scandinavian + English) Dweller at the Brae land [Middle English bra, Old Norse brá, a hill-slope, + Middle English Old English ham(m, a piece of land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Among the Jews, a modified form of Abraham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cambridgeshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Braham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Braham (Arabic: براهام, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﻫﺎﻡ, Hindi: ब्रहम, Marathi: हम, Oriya: ବହାନ) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Braham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 38,889th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 538,900 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 31 percent of Braham are found; 23 percent are found in South Asia and 23 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Braham is also the 18,196th most common given name on earth It is held by 51,037 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 3,150 people, or 1 in 243,513. In India Braham is most frequent in: Jharkhand, where 52 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent reside and West Bengal, where 12 percent reside. Barring India this last name exists in 77 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Braham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Braham has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 998 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 289 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 700 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Braham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Braham last name are 3.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.74% being registered with the party.

The amount Braham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 11.26% less than the national average, earning R 210,876 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.89% less than the national average, earning $19,321,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning $42,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.27% less than the national average, earning $49,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braaham928/
B'Raham925/
Bhraham924/
Brahaim923/
Brahamm923/
Braam915,623/
Brahm914,085/
Brham91173/
D'Braham861/
Bhraam83486/
Vraham8369/
Braamt8324/
Braihm8314/
Breahm8311/
Brahym839/
Brahum837/
Brahhm832/
Brahmm831/
Brauhm831/
Brhaim831/
Brrahm831/
Brahím831/
Hbrham831/
Bram805,719/
Brahamova8020/
Braheym778/
Braheim770/
Brame736,275/
Braim732,191/
Braum732,118/
Bream731,463/
Brohm731,389/
Bramm73550/
Brgam73262/
Bramh73154/
Braym73109/
Bhram7392/
Brhom7317/
Bramt7317/
Vrahm7312/
Bramë735/
Bramd734/
Hbram731/
Braïm731/
Brasm731/
Braheime711/
Braamová711/
Braaheim711/
Bramhe672,697/
Brasme67636/
Breame67265/
Bramme67181/
Braime67175/
Brohme6759/
Breaum6736/
B'Rame6712/
Braism6711/
Brhoom676/
Brhoum676/
Braimh675/
Brgaum675/
Braumd674/
Braume674/
Braumm672/
Bhrame672/
Broihm671/
Bramhs671/
Brayme671/
Bramdt671/
Bhraim671/
Bhream671/

Braham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Braham in the Hindi language
ब्रहमbrahama98.42
ब्रहम्braham0.18
बृहमbrhama0.16
ब्रह्मbrahma0.12
ब्रहामbrahama0.11
ब्रह़मbrahama0.08
ब्राहमbrahama0.03
ब्रहमाbrahama0.03
ब़हमbahama0.03
ब्रिहमbrihama0.02
बृह्मbrhma0.02
व्रहमvrahama0.02
ब्रहम़brahama0.02
ब्रम्हbramha0.02
्ब्रहमbrahama0.01
ब्राहाbraha0.01
बह्मbahma0.01
बृहृमbrhrma0.01
बृम्हbrmha0.01
ब्रह्रमbrahrama0.01
बा्रहमbarahama0.01
ब्रम्हाbramha0.01
ब्रहाbraha0.01
ब्राह्मbrahma0.01
Braham in the Marathi language
हमhama82.14
ाहमahama17.86
Braham in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺮﻫﺎﻡabrham60.71
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﺎﻡabraham21.43
ﺃﺑﺮﻫﺎﻡabrham7.14
ﺑﺮﻫﺎﻡbrham7.14
ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﺎﻡabraham3.57
Braham in the Oriya language
ବହାନbahana50
ରମାrama50
Braham in the Arabic language
براهامbraham-

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Braham Reference & Research

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