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 borne by more people in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brahay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Brahay are found; 83 percent are found in Caribbean and 83 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. Brahay is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 11 people.
This last name is most common in Jamaica, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 573,989. In Jamaica it is most prevalent in: Cornwall County, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Jamaica it is found in one country. It is also common 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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