Braiha Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Braiha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Braiha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Braiha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Braiha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻬﺎ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Braiha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Braiha is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Braiha is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Braiha live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania Braiha is most numerous in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 86 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Braiha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Braiha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻬﺎ | abryha | 50 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻪ | abryh | 25 |
| ﺑﺮﻳﺤﻪ | bryhh | 25 |
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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 Braiha
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