Bruhan Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bruhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bruhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304
Uganda421:929,50741,540
France351:1,897,792163,564
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Brühan (25) are calculated separately.

Bruhan (2,043) may also be a first name.

Bruhan Last Name Facts

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

Bruhan (Hindi: ब्रुहान, Marathi: बहान, Oriya: ବୃହାନ) is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found as: Brühan. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruhan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bruhan is the 1,104,724th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Bruhan reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bruhan is also the 166,896th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 2,043 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 448,658. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Bruhan is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 19 percent live and France, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brühan9425/
Brouhan92259/
Breuhan92116/
Bruhann9214/
Bruhahn9213/
Bruehan928/
Bruhand923/
Bruhant921/
Bruuhan921/
Bruhian921/
Brauhan920/
Breuhahn86129/
Bruehahn8615/
Brouhane862/
Brouhant861/
Brauhahn860/
Brouan83140/
Brihan83137/
Breuan830/
Bruhon830/
Bruhanova8033/
Brouant77349/
Brouhon77171/
Brühann7732/
Brühahn7729/
Brouand7729/
Broehan7722/
Briehan778/
Brujian774/
Brouang773/
Brujean773/
Brouane773/
Brihahn773/
Bruhion771/
Brihain771/
Brauham770/
Briehahn712/
Briean6732/
Brișan6723/
Brouassin6715/
Brihon6714/
Brujon674/
Bruyon673/
Brrouaine671/
Broean671/
Brooan671/
Brouon671/
Brauon671/
Brauam671/
Bruion670/

Bruhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bruhan in the Hindi language
ब्रुहानbruhana-
Bruhan in the Oriya language
ବୃହାନbrhana-
Bruhan in the Marathi language
बहानbahana52.17
बुन्हाणbunhana8.7
बु-हाणbu-hana8.7
बहाणbahana8.7
बृहानbrhana4.35
बृहाणbrhana4.35
बृहनbrhana4.35
बु्हानbuhana4.35
बु्हाणbuhana4.35

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