Brahan Surname
Approximately 774 people bear this surname
Brahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 188 | 1:207,656 | 16,436 |
| United States | 173 | 1:2,095,138 | 133,172 |
| Puerto Rico | 138 | 1:25,726 | 812 |
| Colombia | 69 | 1:692,378 | 7,982 |
| India | 69 | 1:11,116,890 | 206,545 |
| Ukraine | 46 | 1:989,624 | 92,482 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Honduras | 8 | 1:1,102,055 | 4,829 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 122 | 1:411,629 | 30,405 |
Brahan (2,589) may also be a first name.
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Brahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brahan (Arabic: براهان, Hindi: ब्रहन, Marathi: हण) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Brahan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 441,818th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,415,434 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Brahan are found; 24 percent are found in East Africa and 24 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 144,550th most numerous first name internationally, held by 2,589 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 207,656. In Uganda Brahan is mostly concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 49 percent live, Arua District, where 36 percent live and Adjumani District, where 7 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Puerto Rico, where 18 percent live.
Brahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brahan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Brahan last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Brahan surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Brahan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 7.82% less than the national average, earning $20,928,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $44,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $51,381 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brahan in the Hindi language | ||
| ब्रहन | brahana | 83.61 |
| ब्राहण | brahana | 9.84 |
| ब्रहं | braham | 3.28 |
| ब्रह्रा | brahra | 1.64 |
| ब्रहां | braham | 1.64 |
| Brahan in the Marathi language | ||
| हण | hana | 83.33 |
| हाण | hana | 8.33 |
| हन | hana | 8.33 |
| Brahan in the Arabic language | ||
| براهان | brahan | - |
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Brahan Reference & Research
Surname Database - This resource gives a description of the origins of the Irish name Bracken. It comes from the Gaelic word for freckled.
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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 Brahan
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