Brahms Surname

326,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Brahms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brahms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5111:157,54518,785
United States3681:984,94373,005
Mexico1171:1,060,90813,559
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
India161:47,941,586492,263
Israel151:570,50941,023
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Brahms (66) may also be a first name.

Brahms Last Name Facts

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

Brahms (Arabic: براهمز) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brahms? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 326,779th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,409,451 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Brahms reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Brahms is also the 1,201,840th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 66 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 511 people, or 1 in 157,545. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 61 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Mexico, where 10 percent reside.

Brahms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brahms has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 6,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brahms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brahms are 2.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.36% being registered with the party.

Brahms earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.89% more than the national average, earning $50,436 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brahams92131/
Brahmst9296/
Brams911,977/
Braams83884/
Braems83809/
Brehms8312/
Bramms8310/
Bramsø836/
Breams833/
Braums833/
Bramse832/
Bramså831/
Braims831/
Bramsh831/
Braamse77208/
Bramsch7733/
Brammås7712/
Brems732,573/
Broms73872/
Bröms73288/
Bramsche7170/
Bramsova711/
Brooms67491/
Breems67353/
Brömse6775/
Broems6729/
Bremsz6727/
Brehmz6721/
Bremås6717/
Bromse678/
Bramch676/
Bromms675/
Bramçe672/
Bhrems670/
Breumsø6214/
Broomse622/
Bremz551/
Bromše5065/
Broomz501/
Vrooms501/

Brahms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brahms in the Arabic language
براهمزbrahmz-

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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
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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 Brahms
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