Brahi Surname

172,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Brahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8141:97,6536,672
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Benin1571:65,8328,038
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Albania221:132,45711,174
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Brahi (88) may also be a first name.

Brahi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brahi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Brahi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ, Hindi: ब्रही, Oriya: ବହି) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Brahi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brahi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 172,420th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,920,860 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Brahi are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most numerous first name globally, held by 88 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,814 people, or 1 in 97,653. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kano, where 100 percent reside, Jigawa, where 0 percent reside and Oyo, where 0 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 14 percent reside and Benin, where 6 percent reside.

Brahi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Brahi last name is principally Maronite (100%) in Lebanon and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Brahi earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brahui911,640/
Brahić9191/
Brahoi9172/
Brauhi914/
Brahis912/
Bhrahi911/
Brahiz911/
Brahhi911/
Braahei8346/
Brahahi831/
Brohi8092,123/
Brahe80630/
Vrahi8082/
Brahă8029/
Brehi805/
Braui802/
Braei802/
Breai801/
Brahahei7724/
Braihier7713/
Brohai732,743/
Brajie73835/
Braija73618/
Braiji73342/
Brehui73236/
Brehei7383/
Braher7353/
Brauie7337/
Brahee7330/
Braiye7326/
Brauyi7324/
Brohis7314/
Brohio739/
Brahoa736/
Brayie736/
Brohie734/
Breaid734/
Bhrohi733/
Braheh733/
Brouai732/
Brhohi732/
Brohhi732/
Brauit732/
Brohih731/
Brohij731/
Braije731/
Brohid731/
Brajha731/
Brohoi731/
Brohei731/
Braijé731/
Breait731/
Breahy731/
Brauhe731/
Braech731/
Brohip730/
Brahishth711/
Brajieh671,619/
Braesch67810/
Brae67235/
Braheya6735/
Braheye675/
Brahaye671/
Braggiè671/
Brgohai671/
Brouaid671/
Breauit671/
Breaeth671/
Brohgih671/
Braheyé671/
Braahee671/
Braaier671/
Braehey670/
Braiyer670/

Brahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brahi in the Hindi language
ब्रहीbrahi-
Brahi in the Oriya language
ବହିbahi-
Brahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym50
ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻩabrah50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brahi
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