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
The last name Brahima (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻤﺎ, Hindi: ब्रहिमा) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brahima? popularity and diffusion
Brahima is the 44,768th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 627,966 people. Brahima is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Brahima live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Brahima is also the 10,303rd most common first name world-wide, borne by 98,889 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 10,812 people, or 1 in 2,134. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous 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 is found in 24 countries. It is also common 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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