Brahm Surname

113,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Brahm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brahm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3771:263,22424,827
Germany9231:87,22210,992
India8111:945,82740,539
Brazil2821:759,12927,666
Chile1941:90,8073,485
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Iran951:808,23740,284
Sweden661:149,19310,483
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Belgium271:425,80243,971
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2671:188,08516,600

Brahm (6,918) may also be a first name.

Brahm Last Name Facts

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

Brahm (Arabic: الابراهم, Bengali: ব্রহ্ম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ, Hindi: ब्रह्म, Oriya: ବହ) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Brahm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brahm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brahm is the 113,266th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,783,977 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Brahm reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 78,194th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,918 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,377 people, or 1 in 263,224. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 19 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.

Brahm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brahm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brahm last name rose 516 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brahm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brahm last name are 10.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brahm earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning $48,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning $44,977 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braham9113,523/
Braihm9114/
Breahm9111/
Brahym919/
Brahum917/
Brahhm912/
Brahím911/
Brahmm911/
Brauhm911/
Brrahm911/
Bram895,719/
Braheym838/
Braaham838/
B'Raham835/
Bhraham834/
Brahaim833/
Brahamm833/
Braheim830/
Brame806,275/
Braam805,623/
Braim802,191/
Braum802,118/
Bream801,463/
Brohm801,389/
Bramm80550/
Brgam80262/
Brham80173/
Bramh80154/
Braym80109/
Bhram8092/
Brhom8017/
Bramt8017/
Vrahm8012/
Bramë805/
Bramd804/
Hbram801/
Braïm801/
Brasm801/
D'Braham771/
Braheime771/
Braaheim771/
Bramhe732,697/
Brasme73636/
Bhraam73486/
Breame73265/
Bramme73181/
Braime73175/
Vraham7369/
Brohme7359/
Breaum7336/
Braamt7324/
B'Rame7312/
Braism7311/
Brhoom736/
Brhoum736/
Braimh735/
Brgaum735/
Braumd734/
Braume734/
Bhrame732/
Braumm732/
Broihm731/
Bramhs731/
Brayme731/
Brhaim731/
Bramdt731/
Bhream731/
Hbrham731/
Bhraim731/
Brahamova7120/
Brom675,908/
Bærheim67256/
Bramova67186/
Vram6718/
Breihme675/
Bhramhe672/
Bramová671/
Braggim670/

Brahm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brahm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym-
Brahm in the Bengali language
ব্রহ্মbrahma-
Brahm in the Hindi language
ब्रह्मbrahma84.46
ब्रहमbrahama11.69
बृह्मbrhma0.33
ब्रम्हbramha0.27
ब्रह्माbrahma0.13
ब्रमbrama0.07
ब्राह्मbrahma0.07
ब्रह्म्brahm0.07
बह्मbahma0.07
ब्रह्य़brahya0.07
Brahm in the Oriya language
ବହbaha66.67
ବହାbaha33.33
Brahm in the Arabic language
الابراهمalabrahm-
براهمbrahm-

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