Brihan Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Brihan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brihan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania971:206,98820,444
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Brihan (117) may also be a first name.

Brihan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brihan (Hindi: बृहन, Marathi: हान) is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brihan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brihan is the 1,518,885th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Brihan reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 864,112th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 117 people.

This surname is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 206,988. In Romania Brihan is most numerous in: Mureș County, where 65 percent reside, Arad County, where 32 percent reside and Bihor County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Romania it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 12 percent reside.

Brihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brihan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brihan last name rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brihan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brihan surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Brihan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.01% more than the national average, earning $70,337 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brihane922,255/
Briehan928/
Brihang926/
Brihahn923/
Brihand923/
Brihain921/
Brian9136,896/
Briehahn862/
Breijhan861/
Briand8325,665/
Briant836,877/
Brehan832,022/
Briane83495/
Bruhan83221/
Bryhan8372/
Brijan8343/
Briean8332/
Brühan8325/
Brișan8323/
Briann8316/
Briham8316/
Brihon8314/
Briang832/
Brioan831/
Brianh831/
Briandt771,415/
Brianne77208/
Brehant77109/
Brogian7764/
Brühann7732/
Brühahn7729/
Brehain7723/
Bruehan778/
Bragian774/
Brujian774/
Brajhan772/
Brieann771/
Brijane771/
Bruuhan771/
Bryhane771/
D'Brian771/
Braiyan771/
Brehand771/
Brhyane771/
Bruhian771/
Breihon770/
Brehang770/
Briaant770/
Bryan73125,396/
Brion7312,899/
Brean73955/
Briam73563/
Brión7319/
Vrian735/
Bréan732/
Brián731/
Brjan731/
Bruehahn7115/
Brianova715/
Brianová712/
Brehaunt711/
Brehaunh710/
Bryant67293,674/
Brehon67869/
Brajon67797/
Bryand67731/
Brione67253/
Braion67214/
Brayon67195/
Bréant6791/
Bryham6781/
Wriang6754/
Broion6737/
Breion6733/
Briong6722/
Bryann6720/
Bryang6719/
Brijon6717/
Bryane6716/
Bređan6713/
Breann6710/
Bhryan6710/
Brzjan679/
Bréhon677/
Bréham676/
Breșan674/
Vrehan673/
Bryhanova672/
Bryatn672/
Brjanh672/
Breoin671/
Brieon671/
Brijam671/
Breaan671/
Breaon671/
Vriham671/
Wriant671/
Bryhon671/
Vriand671/
Brioën671/
Bréand671/
Brýant671/
Brățan671/
Briomh671/
Brihom671/
Breean670/
Breaun670/
Bruion670/
Brryan670/
Briond670/
Brjant670/
Briont670/

Brihan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brihan in the Hindi language
बृहनbrhana84.62
ब्रिहाणbrihana7.69
बृम्हbrmha7.69
Brihan in the Marathi language
हानhana66.67
ीहनihana33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brihan
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