Branham Surname

29,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Branham Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Brantham (Branta’s homestead), in Sulfolk.

Branham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,9351:20,2102,554
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Canada681:541,84745,466
England601:928,63447,428
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
India151:51,137,692512,385
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Israel131:658,28045,106
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
China51:273,464,31313,838
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8811:26,6983,284

Branham (2,191) may also be a first name.

Branham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Brantham (Branta’s homestead), in Sulfolk.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Branham Last Name Facts

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

Branham (Hindi: ब्रंहम, Marathi: ंहम) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Branham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Branham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,327th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 398,531 people. Branham occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Branham reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 160,034th most widespread first name globally, borne by 2,191 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 17,935 people, or 1 in 20,210. In The United States Branham is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 13 percent are found, Kentucky, where 12 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Branham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Branham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Branham surname rose 953 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Branham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Branham last name are 20.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.8% registered with the party.

The amount Branham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.65% less than the national average, earning $39,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $48,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Branham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Branham in the Hindi language
ब्रंहमbranhama-
Branham in the Marathi language
ंहमnhama-

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Branham Reference & Research

Branam FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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