Brahan Surname

441,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Brahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1881:207,65616,436
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Puerto Rico1381:25,726812
Colombia691:692,3787,982
India691:11,116,890206,545
Ukraine461:989,62492,482
England171:3,277,533109,658
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Brahan (2,589) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brahain921/
Brahant921/
Brahann921/
Brahaun920/
Brhan9114,774/
Braan91182/
Brahn91172/
Brhane8353,049/
Brahyn831,182/
Brauhn83124/
Brađan83124/
Brahun8320/
Brzhan836/
Brhamn831/
Vrahan831/
Brrhan831/
Brhand831/
Brhank831/
Braant831/
Braihn830/
Brhant830/
Braamn830/
Braane830/
Bran8030,750/
Brahanova803/
Braaten775,505/
Brahyna771,403/
Brachin7776/
Brachen7732/
Brahsin7731/
Brhamne7714/
B'Raham775/
Braacen774/
Braatne772/
Bhrhane771/
Braandt771/
Braatin770/
Bracehn770/
Braun73288,013/
Brand73119,339/
Brant7323,810/
Brain7318,146/
Braam735,623/
Brang735,520/
Brann735,273/
Brane73987/
Brean73955/
Brayn73399/
Brohn73239/
Brham73173/
Bramh73154/
Brgan7358/
Bhran7316/
Branh7314/
Brzan739/
Branq734/
Brajn733/
Brhon732/
Bramn732/
Brran732/
Braën731/
Braateng7111/
Braschin714/
Brahnova713/
Braateen711/
Braatten711/
Bracheen711/
D'Braham711/
Braschen710/
Brandt67171,880/
Braune6710,125/
Braund672,703/
Bramhe672,697/
Breant672,163/
Braine671,567/
Bramng671,082/
Brayne671,018/
Bhraam67486/
Brasen67291/
Brantt67227/
Braunn67205/
Braten67202/
Bratin67125/
Brancq6791/
Breand6783/
Braynt6766/
Brasching6752/
Branne6751/
Brasin6748/
Braint6744/
Brandh6742/
Vraňan6729/
Breanc6727/
Braind6726/
Braamt6724/
Breang6722/
Bratne6720/
Bramne6718/
Brrang6714/
Braing6713/
Bragne6713/
Bratyn6713/
Breann6710/
Bracin6710/
Brantd679/
Brahym679/
Brannd676/
Brashchin676/
Braunt675/
Braung675/
Bhrane675/
Braimh675/
Breane674/
Braumn674/
Åbrant674/
Braunh674/
Brannt673/
Branhe673/
Brandd673/
Bracen673/
Brancg672/
Brangh672/
Braatting672/
Bhrain672/
Broohn671/
Bramhs671/
D'Bran671/
Bhrang671/
Bhrant671/
Brouhn671/
Brhaim671/
Braïne671/
Brašen671/
Braynd671/
Brățan671/
Hbrham671/
Bhramn671/
Brahynova671/
Brashchyn671/
Branng670/
Brasne670/
Brrant670/
Breihn670/
Brannn670/
Brausn670/

Brahan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brahan in the Hindi language
ब्रहनbrahana83.61
ब्राहणbrahana9.84
ब्रहंbraham3.28
ब्रह्राbrahra1.64
ब्रहांbraham1.64
Brahan in the Marathi language
हणhana83.33
हाणhana8.33
हनhana8.33
Brahan in the Arabic language
براهانbrahan-

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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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