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 surname Brahay is found most in Jamaica. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brahay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Brahay is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Brahay occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Brahay are found; 83 percent are found in Caribbean and 83 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name on earth, held by 11 people.
This surname is most numerous in Jamaica, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 573,989. In Jamaica it is primarily concentrated in: Cornwall County, where 100 percent live. Beside Jamaica it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live.
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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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