Brahay Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Brahay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 5 | 1:573,989 | 10,196 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Brahay (11) may also be a first name.
Brahay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brahay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brahay is found in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brahay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Brahay occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Brahay reside; 83 percent reside in Caribbean and 83 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. Brahay is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 11 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Jamaica, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 573,989. In Jamaica Brahay is most prevalent in: Cornwall County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Jamaica Brahay occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 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 Brahay
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