Brakhan Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Brakhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brakhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan721:446,5725,952
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Brakhan (40) may also be a first name.

Brakhan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brakhan occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brakhan? popularity and diffusion

Brakhan is the 1,537,949th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Brakhan are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 40 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 446,572. In Afghanistan Brakhan is primarily found in: Paktika, where 76 percent reside, Paktia, where 6 percent reside and Herat, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Afghanistan this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent reside and Iraq, where 16 percent reside.

Brakhan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brakhan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brakhan surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Brakhan
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