Brame Surname

77,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Albania

Brame Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brame,' a local spot that I cannot discover. Braham looks like an early mutilation of Abraham, but the instances below evidently belong to a common stock; v. Braham.

Agnes de Brame, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Brame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7651:96,27110,761
England8441:66,0177,665
France7651:86,82712,391
Israel1861:46,0096,150
Brazil1701:1,259,26143,260
Australia1241:217,70720,896
Italy1221:501,28450,785
Albania761:38,3435,514
Canada621:594,28449,093
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Mauritania271:151,6628,378
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Wales161:193,40812,484
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India91:85,229,487684,495
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2481:98,2889,980
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6681:75,1788,013

The alternate forms: Bramé (19), Bramè (12), Bramë (5) & Bräme (2) are calculated separately.

Brame (65) may also be a first name.

Brame Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brame,' a local spot that I cannot discover. Braham looks like an early mutilation of Abraham, but the instances below evidently belong to a common stock; v. Braham.

Agnes de Brame, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johanncs de Brame, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Brame, barker, 1379: ibid.

Nicholaus Braham, 1379: ibid.

1751. Married — Peter Paillon and Mary Braem: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Braham, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Bram; in the Domesday Book, Breme; from the Swedish, Brehm; from the Flemish, Brame, Brems; from the Dutch, Brehm, Brem; from the Frisian, Bremer; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brame: from Bremen.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Brame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺍﻡ, Hindi: ब्रमे) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Bramé, Bramè, Bramë or Bräme. Click here for other potential spellings of Brame.

How Common Is The Last Name Brame? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brame is the 77,926th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,161,362 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Brame reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,212,820th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 65 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,765 people, or 1 in 96,271. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 22 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Brame is found in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Brame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brame has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 564 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brame Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brame surname are 5.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Brame earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.87% less than the national average, earning $40,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $49,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bramé9319/
Bramè9312/
Bramë935/
Bräme932/
Bramer913,890/
Bramhe912,697/
Brahme91899/
Brasme91636/
Brames91366/
Breame91265/
Bramme91181/
Braime91175/
Braeme9151/
Bramet9125/
B'Rame9112/
Bramey917/
Brameh914/
Braume914/
Bramed914/
Bramge913/
Bhrame912/
Brayme911/
Bramea911/
Bram895,719/
Brammer8311,993/
Braymer83320/
Brasmer83138/
Brahame83129/
Breamer8361/
Brahmeh8338/
Braimer8328/
Breames8327/
Bramesh8325/
Braamer8321/
Brametz8312/
Braumer838/
Breamed838/
Bramhed837/
Braimes836/
Brammie836/
Brahmey835/
Braymes833/
Brahmei833/
Bramett832/
Bhramhe832/
Bramech831/
Brammeh831/
Brammez831/
Brayime831/
Braimeh831/
Brahmie831/
Brhamee831/
Brammed830/
Braehme830/
Braam805,623/
Breme805,211/
Brahm804,085/
Brami803,745/
Braim802,191/
Braum802,118/
Brama801,938/
Bream801,463/
Brome801,186/
Brime80730/
Bramm80550/
Brgam80262/
Brham80173/
Bramh80154/
Bramy80124/
Braym80109/
Bhram8092/
Vrame8046/
Wrame8033/
Bramt8017/
Bröme807/
Bramd804/
Brème803/
Brême803/
Hbram801/
Braïm801/
Brasm801/
Brehamet7738/
Brahmeit772/
Braummer772/
Brahamea771/
Braheime771/
Bramhech771/
Bramhesh771/
Brammesh771/
Brammett771/
Braymmer771/
Breahmer771/
Brehamer771/
Brahamer771/
Brahamie771/
Brayames771/
Brahmi7334,711/
Broome7322,729/
Braham7313,523/
Braima738,668/
Bramha732,692/
Brehme731,843/
Brämer731,585/
Braimi73971/
Brömme73671/
Bromet73568/
Bhraam73486/
Bromer73477/
Bromme73418/
Brhama73288/
Bramma73230/
Bremme73222/
Bramis73160/
Bromée73105/
Brohme7359/
Bromes7342/
Brammy7341/
Breaum7336/
Braemi7336/
Bhrama7335/
Breime7335/
Wrahme7329/
Brahmy7329/
Braamt7324/
Bromey7321/
Braïma7319/
Bramhi7317/
Braihm7314/
Brayma7313/
Bromee7313/
Broeme7312/
Breahm7311/
Braism7311/
Braymi7311/
Brahym739/
Braïmi739/
Bramai739/
Bromea738/
Brahum737/
Brajma736/
Brauma736/
Brgaum735/
Braimh735/
Vramer734/
Bromeu734/
Braumd734/
Brhamy734/
Brimme733/
Bremea733/
Bremeh733/
Bramit733/
Bromhe732/
Bhrami732/
Wrasme732/
Brahhm732/
Braumm732/
Broume732/
Bremhe731/
Breyme731/
Braama731/
Braami731/
Brahmm731/
Brajmi731/
Bramhs731/
B'Rami731/
B'Ramy731/
Brauhm731/
Bremie731/
Wramee731/
Brhaim731/
Bramdt731/
Bramio731/
Bromei731/
Brrahm731/
Brrome731/
Brähme731/
Brahím731/
Bramaj731/
Bhramy731/
Bhream731/
Hbrham731/
Bhraim731/
Breama731/
Brasmi731/
Brimey730/
Breeme730/
Bramay730/
Brahamieh711/
Brahamets711/
Brahammer710/
Brahami676,494/
Brom675,908/
Brommer672,553/
Broomes671,898/
Bramich671,405/
Broomer67507/
Breimer67493/
Brosmer67323/
Brömmer67197/
Brähmer67195/
Bramova67186/
Brohmer67154/
Braimis67124/
Brommet67113/
Broemme6764/
Bröhmer6758/
Braimaj6756/
Brahyma6748/
Brahhma6727/
Brohmée6722/
Breahma6720/
Vram6718/
Bërhami6718/
Braahma6716/
Bromeis6714/
Brehama6713/
Wrammer6710/
Bromead679/
Brhamma678/
Vramesh678/
Braaham678/
Braheym678/
Wramhed678/
Bhramit676/
Breihme675/
B'Raham675/
Brhamid675/
Bhraham674/
Bramoih674/
Bromhed674/
Breymer673/
Bramysh673/
Brahamm673/
Brammha673/
Brahaim673/
Briyamj673/
Bramych672/
Bhramis672/
Bhramma672/
Bramhit672/
Breumer672/
Braihma672/
Bhramha672/
Bromher672/
Braimha672/
Broumet672/
Brahmay672/
Brrahmi672/
Brehami672/
Breyami671/
Bromoey671/
Brajhma671/
Bramhis671/
Brayama671/
Breamha671/
Wraymee671/
Brayemi671/
Breyeme671/
Braamis671/
Broumeh671/
Broumge671/
Brommed671/
Brahmai671/
Brahími671/
Bramová671/
Brajimi671/
Broomie671/
Brahmio671/
Braimaa671/
Bramaih671/
Bromerh671/
Bromiey671/
Bramish670/
Braheim670/
Bromett670/
Broomed670/
Braggim670/
Brommes670/
Bramitt670/
Broimer670/
Brimmey670/
Bruimer670/
Broumer670/
Vrammer670/
Vreamer670/
Bromest670/
Bromess670/

Brame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brame in the Hindi language
ब्रमेbrame-
Brame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺮﺍﻡbram50
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻡabram35.71
ﺑﻴﺮﺍﻣﻪbyramh7.14
ﺑﺮﺍﻣﻪbramh7.14

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