Brima Surname

20,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Brima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone21,0181:33759
Sudan3,0801:12,1791,700
Liberia1,3561:3,251421
Algeria3781:102,20015,102
Niger2391:80,3013,487
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
England321:1,741,18971,393
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Israel151:570,50941,023
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Brima (46,807) may also be a first name.

Brima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brima (Bengali: ব্রিমা, Hindi: बृमा) is held by more people in Sierra Leone than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,526th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 273,700 people. The last name Brima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Brima reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Brima is also the 19,552nd most widely held first name globally, borne by 46,807 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 21,018 people, or 1 in 337. Other than Sierra Leone it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 12 percent are found and Liberia, where 5 percent are found.

Brima Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brima has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brima last name grew 8,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brima surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Brima earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning $37,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braima918,668/
Breima912,279/
Brimah912,087/
Brisma91474/
Brimat9147/
Brimau9113/
Broima919/
Brimha915/
Briema915/
Brihma913/
Brimas913/
Britma912/
Brijma911/
Bhrima911/
Brimma911/
Bruima911/
Brhima911/
Brioma911/
Braimah8317,353/
Brihmat831,865/
Brimaud83310/
Bruisma83120/
Braimaj8356/
Brimais8320/
Braimas833/
Brismat833/
Broisma832/
Braihma832/
Braimha832/
Breimah832/
Brimhay831/
Braitma831/
Breimma831/
Braimaa831/
Bruma804,760/
Brema803,514/
Brime80730/
Brimo80375/
Brimi80244/
Bryma80100/
Vrima8037/
Brimy802/
Bréma801/
Breihmat77164/
Bruimaud7748/
Braihmat7744/
Braimahe773/
Brimault772/
Brimeaud772/
Braihmah771/
Braimaih771/
Braimo735,645/
Brimer732,323/
Braimi73971/
Brihmi73256/
Brisme73203/
Breimo73193/
Braime73175/
Brumma73162/
Brimou73148/
Brimmo73100/
Brimoh7362/
Brismé7349/
Brimie7340/
Brymas7337/
Breime7335/
Brismo7331/
Vrijma7329/
Brimes7329/
Brimez7319/
Brayma7313/
Bremma739/
Bremah737/
Brhimi737/
Brajma736/
Brimis736/
Brumea734/
Brimme733/
Bremea733/
Bresma733/
Bremas733/
Brimid733/
Brimet732/
Brumha732/
Brimos732/
Breema732/
Breyma732/
Brymah732/
Briemo731/
Brehma731/
Breimy731/
Bruhma731/
Brimje731/
Vrimha731/
Brimmi731/
Brumau731/
Broyma731/
Bremaz731/
Briome731/
Brémad731/
Brrimi731/
Brumai731/
Breama731/
Brimey730/
Brimot730/
Brimit730/
Breuma730/
Brimho730/
Brumay730/
Breihmatt71590/
Braihmatt71150/
B'Reihmat7123/
B'Raihmat711/
Bruismaid710/
Braimoh674,641/
Brimmer673,325/
Bremaud671,467/
Breimer67493/
Braimis67124/
Brismée67109/
Brumeau6775/
Brismez6759/
Brémaud6753/
Brahyma6748/
Brismee6742/
Bremeau6740/
B'Raihmatt6740/
Brismer6738/
B'Reihmatt6735/
Britmer6728/
Braimer6728/
Breahma6720/
Brehmat6716/
Braimes676/
Breihme675/
Brimich675/
Breymas675/
Bryhmat674/
Braimos673/
Brihmer672/
Brihmet672/
Bremach672/
Brágimo672/
Bréhmat672/
Brymasz672/
Brimmge671/
Brahaimatt671/
Braheimatt671/
Brahjma671/
Brajhma671/
Breamha671/
Brihmét671/
Bruimoh671/
Braimho671/
Braimeh671/
Brehyma671/
Braymat671/
Bremaux671/
Brismet671/
Brémeau671/
Bhrimij671/
Breimoh671/
Brihmhi671/
Brijmer670/
Broimer670/
Brimmey670/
Bruimer670/
Bremeas670/
Brimmet670/
Brimett670/
Brummay670/
Brimmes670/

Brima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brima in the Bengali language
ব্রিমাbrima-
Brima in the Hindi language
बृमाbrma65.88
ब्रिमाbrima29.41
ब्रीमाbrima3.53
विरमाvirama1.18

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