Brahima Surname
Approximately 11,605 people bear this surname
Brahima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 10,812 | 1:2,134 | 207 |
| Cameroon | 220 | 1:94,405 | 11,260 |
| Benin | 206 | 1:50,173 | 6,324 |
| Burkina Faso | 160 | 1:114,701 | 3,369 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Brahima (98,889) may also be a first name.
Brahima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brahima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brahima (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎ, Hindi: ब्रहिमा) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brahima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Brahima is the 44,768th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 627,966 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Brahima live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 10,303rd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 98,889 people.
It is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 10,812 people, or 1 in 2,134. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 21 percent are found, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 11 percent are found and Savanes District, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brahimaj | 93 | 2,391 | / |
| Brahimah | 93 | 134 | / |
| Brahimas | 93 | 46 | / |
| Brahimat | 93 | 40 | / |
| Brahimai | 93 | 3 | / |
| Brahimay | 93 | 1 | / |
| Braïhima | 93 | 1 | / |
| Brahimatt | 88 | 93 | / |
| Brahimaij | 88 | 1 | / |
| Brehima | 86 | 103 | / |
| Brahimo | 86 | 26 | / |
| Brahema | 86 | 3 | / |
| Brohima | 86 | 3 | / |
| B'Rahimatt | 82 | 7 | / |
| Braïhimatt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Braheimatt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brahimoh | 80 | 31 | / |
| Brahimou | 80 | 22 | / |
| Brouaima | 80 | 11 | / |
| Brahemaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brouima | 71 | 3 | / |
| Brahimeitt | 71 | 3 | / |
| Broaimoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Braoimoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brahemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Breuma | 62 | 0 | / |
| Broesma | 57 | 2 | / |
| Brágimo | 57 | 2 | / |
Brahima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brahima in the Hindi language | ||
| ब्रहिमा | brahima | - |
| Brahima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎ | abrahyma | 49.09 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | abrahym | 38.64 |
| ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎ | abrahyma | 4.55 |
| ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | abrahym | 4.09 |
| ﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎ | brahyma | 0.91 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻤﺎ | abrahma | 0.45 |
| ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | abrahym | 0.45 |
| ﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | brahym | 0.45 |
| ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﻪ | abrahymh | 0.45 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﻫﻴﻢ | abrhym | 0.45 |
| ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎ | abrahyma | 0.45 |
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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 Brahima
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