Brahmin Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Brahmin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brahmin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3491:2,197,89573,196
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Brahmin (38) may also be a first name.

Brahmin Last Name Facts

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

Brahmin (Marathi: ामीन) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brahmin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brahmin is the 677,464th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Brahmin are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Brahmin is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 38 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 2,197,895. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 85 percent are found, Telangana, where 3 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.

Brahmin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brahmin has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Brahmin surname grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brahmin Last Name Statistics demography

Brahmin earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.91% more than the national average, earning R 363,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brahamin9346/
Bramin92192/
Brahmn9262/
Brahmne8673/
Brahamn8667/
Bramina8612/
Braming867/
Bhramin865/
Brohmin864/
Brahmen862/
Brammin861/
Bramijn861/
Brahmim861/
Bramion861/
Braumin860/
Bramn832/
Bramming80362/
Brähming802/
Brahamen802/
Brauming801/
Brautmin800/
Bramng771,082/
Bramen7777/
Bremin7737/
Bramne7718/
Bromin7715/
Braumn774/
Bramim772/
Bhramn771/
Bramhn771/
Brhamn771/
Braamn770/
Braminova753/
Brammen71465/
Braymen71205/
Bramhne71195/
Brehmen7169/
Broming7149/
Brhamne7114/
Bräming7110/
Bromina7110/
Bramngk719/
Bromihn718/
Vrahamn716/
Bhramne714/
Bhramnd713/
Breamen712/
Braymim712/
Bhromin711/
Braemen710/
Braumen710/
Bramyon710/
Bremien710/
Bromn6744/
Brämming6714/
Brooming676/
Bremn676/
Bhramhne674/
Bromming672/
Brammhne672/
Bhrameen671/
Vramn671/
Braitmen671/

Brahmin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brahmin in the Marathi language
ामीनamina-

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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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  • 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 Brahmin
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