Brahima Surname

44,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Brahima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brahima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast10,8121:2,134207
Cameroon2201:94,40511,260
Benin2061:50,1736,324
Burkina Faso1601:114,7013,369
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
France341:1,953,609166,012
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
Niger201:959,60121,357
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Albania81:364,25716,885
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

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/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brahima? popularity and diffusion

Brahima is the 44,768th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 627,966 people. Brahima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Brahima reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Brahima is also the 10,303rd most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 98,889 people.

The surname Brahima is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 10,812 people, or 1 in 2,134. In The Ivory Coast Brahima is most prevalent 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. Beside The Ivory Coast Brahima occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brahimaj932,391/
Brahimah93134/
Brahimas9346/
Brahimat9340/
Brahimai933/
Brahimay931/
Braïhima931/
Brahimatt8893/
Brahimaij881/
Brehima86103/
Brahimo8626/
Brahema863/
Brohima863/
B'Rahimatt827/
Braïhimatt821/
Braheimatt821/
Brahimoh8031/
Brahimou8022/
Brouaima8011/
Brahemaj801/
Brouima713/
Brahimeitt713/
Broaimoh671/
Braoimoh671/
Brahemou671/
Breuma620/
Broesma572/
Brágimo572/

Brahima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brahima in the Hindi language
ब्रहिमाbrahima-
Brahima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎabrahyma49.09
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym38.64
ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎabrahyma4.55
ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym4.09
ﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎbrahyma0.91
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻤﺎabrahma0.45
ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym0.45
ﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢbrahym0.45
ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﻪabrahymh0.45
ﺍﺑﺮﻫﻴﻢabrhym0.45
ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎabrahyma0.45

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Footnotes

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