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) occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brahms? popularity and diffusion

Brahms is the 326,779th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,409,451 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Brahms live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,201,840th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 66 people.

The surname Brahms is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 511 people, or 1 in 157,545. In Germany Brahms is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 61 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Mexico, where 10 percent are found.

Brahms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brahms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brahms surname grew 6,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brahms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brahms surname are 2.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.36% 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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