Brame Surname
Approximately 6,275 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBrame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,765 | 1:96,271 | 10,761 |
| England | 844 | 1:66,017 | 7,665 |
| France | 765 | 1:86,827 | 12,391 |
| Israel | 186 | 1:46,009 | 6,150 |
| Brazil | 170 | 1:1,259,261 | 43,260 |
| Australia | 124 | 1:217,707 | 20,896 |
| Italy | 122 | 1:501,284 | 50,785 |
| Albania | 76 | 1:38,343 | 5,514 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Mauritania | 27 | 1:151,662 | 8,378 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 248 | 1:98,288 | 9,980 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 668 | 1:75,178 | 8,013 |
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.
For Braham, q.v.
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.$
Brame: from Bremen.
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Brame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺍﻡ, Hindi: ब्रमे) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as: Bramé, Bramè, Bramë or Bräme. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brame? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 77,926th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,161,362 people. Brame occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Brame live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,212,820th most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 65 people.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 3,765 people, or 1 in 96,271. In The United States Brame is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 22 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and France, where 12 percent reside.
Brame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brame has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brame surname rose 564 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brame Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Brame surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brame surname are 5.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.01% registered to vote for 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
Brame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brame in the Hindi language | ||
| ब्रमे | brame | - |
| Brame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﺍﻡ | bram | 50 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻡ | abram | 35.71 |
| ﺑﻴﺮﺍﻣﻪ | byramh | 7.14 |
| ﺑﺮﺍﻣﻪ | bramh | 7.14 |
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