Brahim Surname

3,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Brahim Surname User-submission:

Brahim or Ibrahim is the Arabic name of the prophet Abraham.

Brahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad75,7751:17917
Mauritania40,5211:10113
Algeria14,3191:2,698348
Cameroon9,3531:2,221236
Morocco8,8611:3,891402
Nigeria2,4571:72,0975,185
Niger1,4051:13,660948
France1,2301:54,0027,122
Indonesia7961:166,14216,130
Argentina7771:55,0114,635
Spain7621:61,3545,564
Malaysia6691:44,0873,550
Philippines6411:157,93826,069
Afghanistan4051:79,3912,268
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
United Arab Emirates3321:27,5973,092
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Tunisia2761:2,212266
Brazil2721:787,03828,581
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Suriname2361:2,342324
Pakistan2051:871,43412,003
Brunei1891:2,216398
Australia1611:167,67517,258
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Belgium821:140,20320,001
New Caledonia781:3,541557
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
Canada601:614,09350,489
Palestine531:85,8276,515
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Portugal471:221,6658,706
England451:1,238,17956,985
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Burkina Faso341:539,7687,230
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
India281:27,395,192354,286
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Benin201:516,78033,864
Trinidad and Tobago201:68,1995,276
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Albania161:182,12812,899
Wales151:206,30213,003
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Libya91:693,7751,982
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Finland61:916,11741,832
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Brahim (607,165) may also be a first name.

Brahim Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Brahim or Ibrahim is the Arabic name of the prophet Abraham.

- youyou05

Brahim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brahim (Arabic: البراهيم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ, Hindi: ब्राहिम, Marathi: इ्ाहीम) occurs more in Chad more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brahim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,460th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 45,060 people. The last name Brahim occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Brahim are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,631st most frequent first name internationally, held by 607,165 people.

The last name Brahim is most commonly used in Chad, where it is borne by 75,775 people, or 1 in 179. Without taking into account Chad Brahim exists in 104 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 25 percent reside and Algeria, where 9 percent reside.

Brahim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Brahim surname are 24.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.11% being registered with the party.

The amount Brahim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 381.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 93,247 per year; in South Africa they earn 72.14% more than the national average, earning R 409,068 per year; in United States they earn 15.51% more than the national average, earning $49,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning $45,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hbrahim92225/
B'Rahim9288/
Brahiem9227/
Bbrahim9215/
Brahimm9211/
Braahim927/
Brahiom922/
Brhahim921/
Brahhim921/
Ïbrahim921/
Bhrahim921/
Brahimh921/
Brahuim921/
Braheime861/
Brahem83653/
Brohim83231/
Brehim8317/
Brauim835/
Vrahim832/
Breaim830/
Braehm830/
Brahimova8018/
Brauyheim801/
Braheym778/
Broheim775/
Brahhem771/
Bhrahem771/
Brauhem770/
Braehme770/
Braem734,119/
Braheyem711/
Brooheim711/
Broehm67223/
Breeim67202/
Braeme6751/
Brehem6735/
Brohem678/
Brahayeme677/
Braemt671/
Brouim671/
Braheyeme671/
Breum551,210/
Broem5513/
Broeme5012/
Breeem501/
Broemm501/

Brahim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brahim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym93.92
ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym2.3
ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym1.81
ﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢbrahym1.25
ﺍﺑﺮﻫﻴﻢabrhym0.43
ﻟﺒﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢlbrahym0.14
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎabrahyma0.04
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻢabrahm0.03
ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢayrahym0.03
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﺒﻢabrahbm0.02
ﺑﺎﻫﻴﻢbahym0.01
ﺃﻳﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢayrahym0.01
ﺍﺑﺮﻫﻢabrhm0.01
ﺍﺑﺎﺭﻫﻴﻢabarhym0.01
ﺍﺑﻠﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢablrahym0.01
ﺇﺑﺮﻫﻴﻢabrhym0.01
ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻚabryk0.01
ﺍﺑﺮﻫﻴﻤﺎabrhyma0.01
Brahim in the Marathi language
इ्ाहीमiahima78.57
ई्ाहीमiahima14.29
इबराहीमibarahima7.14
Brahim in the Hindi language
ब्राहिमbrahima45.71
ब्राहीमbrahima40
ब्रहिमbrahima5.71
ब्रहीमbrahima2.86
बिराहिमbirahima2.86
इब्राहीमibrahima2.86
Brahim in the Arabic language
البراهيمalbrahym-
برهيمbrhym-

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