Brahmana Surname

149,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Brahmana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brahmana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,1401:61,7996,752
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
India781:9,834,172191,207
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Maldives11:404,1727,269
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Brahmana (144) may also be a first name.

Brahmana Last Name Facts

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

Brahmana (Oriya: ବାହଣ) occurs most in Indonesia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brahmana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brahmana is the 149,207th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,461,177 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Brahmana are found; 72 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 72 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 769,375th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 144 people.

It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 2,140 people, or 1 in 61,799. In Indonesia Brahmana is primarily concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 68 percent reside, Riau, where 9 percent reside and West Java, where 6 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 25 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Brahmana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brahmana in the Oriya language
ବାହଣbahana75
ବହଣbahana25

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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 Brahmana
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