Briha Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Briha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Briha (143) may also be a first name.
Briha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Briha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Briha (Bengali: বৃহ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻬﺎ, Hindi: बृहा, Oriya: ବରିହା) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Briha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Briha are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Briha is also the 772,378th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 143 people.
The surname Briha is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India Briha is most common in: Odisha, where 75 percent live, Maharashtra, where 17 percent live and Jharkhand, where 8 percent live. Other than India Briha is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 33 percent live and Algeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Briha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Briha in the Oriya language | ||
| ବରିହା | bariha | - |
| Briha in the Hindi language | ||
| बृहा | brha | 93.75 |
| ब्रिहा | briha | 6.25 |
| Briha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻬﺎ | abryha | 66.67 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻪ | abryh | 33.33 |
| Briha in the Bengali language | ||
| বৃহ | brha | 50 |
| বৃহরাই | brhara'i | 8.33 |
| বৃহমালা | brhamala | 8.33 |
| ব্রিহলক্ষী | brihalaksi | 8.33 |
| বৃহপতি | brhapati | 8.33 |
| ব্রিহ | briha | 8.33 |
| বৃহলক্ষী | brhalaksi | 8.33 |
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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
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- 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 Briha
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