Brima Surname
Approximately 26,626 people bear this surname
Brima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 21,018 | 1:337 | 59 |
| Sudan | 3,080 | 1:12,179 | 1,700 |
| Liberia | 1,356 | 1:3,251 | 421 |
| Algeria | 378 | 1:102,200 | 15,102 |
| Niger | 239 | 1:80,301 | 3,487 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Brima (46,807) may also be a first name.
Brima Demographics
Average Brima Salary in
United States
$37,321 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brima (Bengali: ব্রিমা, Hindi: बृमा) occurs in Sierra Leone more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brima? popularity and diffusion
Brima is the 20,526th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 273,700 people. Brima is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Brima reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 19,552nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 46,807 people.
This last name is most frequent in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 21,018 people, or 1 in 337. Aside from Sierra Leone this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 12 percent reside and Liberia, where 5 percent reside.
Brima Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brima has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brima last name rose 8,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Brima Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Brima last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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
Brima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brima in the Bengali language | ||
| ব্রিমা | brima | - |
| Brima in the Hindi language | ||
| बृमा | brma | 65.88 |
| ब्रिमा | brima | 29.41 |
| ब्रीमा | brima | 3.53 |
| विरमा | virama | 1.18 |
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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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- 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 Brima
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