Brhanu Surname

22,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Brhanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brhanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia23,9861:4,067663
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Brhanu (8,925) may also be a first name.

Brhanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brhanu occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brhanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,629th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 303,610 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Brhanu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 66,082nd most common first name on earth It is held by 8,925 people.

This surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 23,986 people, or 1 in 4,067. Beside Ethiopia Brhanu occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Brhanu Last Name Statistics demography

Brhanu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.23% less than the national average, earning $32,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brahanu925/
Brrhanu921/
Branu918/
Brahamnu861/
Branut8352/
Breanu8321/
Branou8314/
Brangu8310/
Brasnu839/
Branus837/
Branau835/
Braneu832/
Brannu832/
Branuh831/
Brahnu831/
Brhenu831/
Brasnus7751/
Brannau7717/
Branhut7715/
Brangou7714/
Breanou774/
Bramhau771/
Brangnu771/
Braneus771/
Braunau771/
Brahnou771/
Brannuu771/
Brannus770/
Brenu73409/
Bronu7356/
Vranu731/
Bromhaus710/
Bramhaus710/
Branhaus710/
Vranau67208/
Vranou6765/
Brenuy6722/
Bronus6715/
Bramhu6712/
Brenau6712/
Branão678/
Vreanu675/
Brognu672/
Brañus671/
Brgonu671/
Brannoush671/
Wranut671/
Branoo671/
Branhaust670/

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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 Brhanu
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