Brahime Surname
Approximately 1,065 people bear this surname
Brahime Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 730 | 1:5,609 | 653 |
| France | 164 | 1:405,017 | 59,459 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Brahimé (1) are calculated separately.
Brahime (1,037) may also be a first name.
Brahime Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brahime Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brahime (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Brahimé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brahime? popularity and diffusion
It is the 344,115th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,842,766 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Brahime live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Brahime is also the 249,034th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 1,037 people.
The surname Brahime is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 730 people, or 1 in 5,609. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 36 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 12 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than Mauritania Brahime exists in 15 countries. It is also common in France, where 15 percent are found and Morocco, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brahimé | 95 | 1 | / |
| Brahimie | 93 | 2 | / |
| Brahimet | 93 | 1 | / |
| Brahieme | 93 | 1 | / |
| Braheime | 93 | 1 | / |
| Brahimi | 86 | 94,412 | / |
| Brahimy | 86 | 18 | / |
| Braheme | 86 | 5 | / |
| Brahimj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Braehme | 86 | 0 | / |
| Brahimeitt | 82 | 3 | / |
| Brahimaj | 80 | 2,391 | / |
| Braehmer | 80 | 42 | / |
| Brohimer | 80 | 42 | / |
| Brahimai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Brahimio | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brahimay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brahimii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brohimee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brahihmi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brahuimi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Braahimi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brahimis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brhahimi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brahimmi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Braïhima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Braeme | 77 | 51 | / |
| Broheimer | 75 | 14 | / |
| Brahayeme | 75 | 7 | / |
| Brahimitt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Brahimaij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Braheyeme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vrahimi | 71 | 86 | / |
| Brahemi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Brehimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Braemes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vrahimy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bràhimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brouaima | 67 | 11 | / |
| Braahemi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Broehmer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Brahemaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Braemmer | 67 | 0 | / |
Brahime Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brahime in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | abrahym | 88.12 |
| ﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | brahym | 5.25 |
| ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | abrahym | 3.31 |
| ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | abrahym | 2.49 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﻫﻴﻢ | abrhym | 0.28 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﺒﻢ | abrahybm | 0.28 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﺒﻢ | abrahbm | 0.28 |
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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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- 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 Brahime
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