Ebrahim Surname
Approximately 343,721 people bear this surname
Ebrahim Surname User-submission:
An Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham. He was God's messenger. It is a common first name and surname among Muslims, a derivative of the name, Abraham or Avram, from Judasim and Christians in the Middle East.
Ebrahim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 104,306 | 1:881 | 122 |
| Ethiopia | 88,056 | 1:1,108 | 201 |
| Sudan | 40,320 | 1:930 | 115 |
| Iran | 32,813 | 1:2,340 | 295 |
| Bangladesh | 21,718 | 1:7,338 | 658 |
| South Africa | 11,610 | 1:4,666 | 596 |
| Saudi Arabia | 10,852 | 1:2,843 | 364 |
| Philippines | 9,864 | 1:10,263 | 973 |
| Bahrain | 7,802 | 1:173 | 10 |
| Libya | 4,683 | 1:1,333 | 372 |
| India | 1,868 | 1:410,635 | 21,622 |
| Afghanistan | 1,421 | 1:22,627 | 1,113 |
| United States | 1,086 | 1:333,756 | 30,177 |
| England | 820 | 1:67,949 | 7,860 |
| Kenya | 630 | 1:73,301 | 6,881 |
| United Arab Emirates | 606 | 1:15,119 | 1,843 |
| Kuwait | 598 | 1:6,356 | 875 |
| Pakistan | 598 | 1:298,736 | 6,278 |
| Canada | 505 | 1:72,962 | 8,288 |
| Qatar | 434 | 1:5,433 | 569 |
| Tanzania | 418 | 1:126,655 | 11,911 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Malaysia | 299 | 1:98,643 | 6,785 |
| Thailand | 221 | 1:319,631 | 55,074 |
| Mauritius | 163 | 1:7,935 | 1,677 |
| Sweden | 149 | 1:66,086 | 5,043 |
| Brazil | 143 | 1:1,497,023 | 50,066 |
| Hong Kong | 141 | 1:52,025 | 927 |
| Mauritania | 130 | 1:31,499 | 2,580 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| Germany | 80 | 1:1,006,318 | 69,119 |
| Zimbabwe | 69 | 1:223,743 | 25,019 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Seychelles | 59 | 1:1,566 | 351 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Syria | 41 | 1:470,757 | 5,123 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Oman | 17 | 1:216,939 | 3,845 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Guyana | 13 | 1:58,632 | 4,970 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Lesotho | 10 | 1:203,256 | 14,332 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Eritrea | 9 | 1:527,989 | 318 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
The alternate forms: Ébrahim (1) are calculated separately.
Ebrahim (697,522) may also be a first name.
Ebrahim Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
An Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham. He was God's messenger. It is a common first name and surname among Muslims, a derivative of the name, Abraham or Avram, from Judasim and Christians in the Middle East.
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Ebrahim Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ebrahim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ebrahim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ebrahim (Bengali: ইব্রাহিম, Georgian: ებრაჰიმ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ, Hindi: इब्राहिम, Marathi: शेखाहीम, Oriya: ଇବାହିମ) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ébrahim. For other potential spellings of Ebrahim click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ebrahim? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,575th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 21,202 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Ebrahim reside; 43 percent reside in North Africa and 43 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Ebrahim is also the 1,388th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 697,522 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 104,306 people, or 1 in 881. Not including Egypt this last name exists in 103 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 26 percent live and Sudan, where 12 percent live.
Ebrahim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ebrahim surname is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Ebrahim surname are 16.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.26% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ebrahim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.01% less than the national average, earning €8,405 per year; in Norway they earn 30.83% less than the national average, earning 239,369 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.83% more than the national average, earning R 353,676 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.35% less than the national average, earning $15,130,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.69% more than the national average, earning $51,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $55,040 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ebrahim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ebrahim in the Georgian language | ||
| ებრაჰიმ | ebrahim | - |
| Ebrahim in the Bengali language | ||
| ইব্রাহিম | ibrahima | 87.5 |
| এব্রহিম | ebrahima | 12.5 |
| Ebrahim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | abrahym | 85.96 |
| ﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | brahym | 5.26 |
| ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | abrahym | 3.51 |
| ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | abrahym | 1.75 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﻫﻴﻢ | abrhym | 1.75 |
| ﺇﺑﺮﻫﻴﻢ | abrhym | 1.75 |
| Ebrahim in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇବାହିମ | ibahima | 53.33 |
| ଏବାହିମ | ebahima | 26.67 |
| ଇବାହିମ୍ | ibahim | 13.33 |
| ଇବରାହିମ୍ | ibarahim | 6.67 |
| Ebrahim in the Hindi language | ||
| इब्राहिम | ibrahima | 44 |
| इब्राहीम | ibrahima | 40 |
| इबा्हिम | ibahima | 4 |
| एबराहिम | ebarahima | 4 |
| इबराहिम | ibarahima | 4 |
| ईब्राहीम | ibrahima | 4 |
| Ebrahim in the Marathi language | ||
| शेखाहीम | sekhahima | 30.61 |
| ाहीम | ahima | 27.21 |
| एजाजाहीम | ejajahima | 2.04 |
| सारीाहीम | sariahima | 1.36 |
| एबरहीम | ebarahima | 1.36 |
| इबा्हीम | ibahima | 1.36 |
| अमीराहीम | amirahima | 1.36 |
| बीराहीम | birahima | 1.36 |
| राहीम | rahima | 1.36 |
| सबााहीम | sabaahima | 0.68 |
| ेजाहीम | ejahima | 0.68 |
| बरािहम | baraihama | 0.68 |
| बेगाहीम | begahima | 0.68 |
| राजुाहीम | rajuahima | 0.68 |
| उमराहीम | umarahima | 0.68 |
| सुरााहीम | suraahima | 0.68 |
| नजेाहीम | najeahima | 0.68 |
| बासाहीम | basahima | 0.68 |
| आयुबाहीम | ayubahima | 0.68 |
| ीाहीम | iahima | 0.68 |
| बराहीम | barahima | 0.68 |
| बुबाहीम | bubahima | 0.68 |
| ईबा्राजीम | ibarajima | 0.68 |
| दातेाहीम | dateahima | 0.68 |
| बाबूाहीम | babuahima | 0.68 |
| मलेाहीम | maleahima | 0.68 |
| अवेजाहीम | avejahima | 0.68 |
| फाराहीम | pharahima | 0.68 |
| बीाहीम | biahima | 0.68 |
| यबााहीम | yabaahima | 0.68 |
| साराहीम | sarahima | 0.68 |
| फराहीम | pharahima | 0.68 |
| इबाहीम | ibahima | 0.68 |
| ताराहीम | tarahima | 0.68 |
| बलाहीम | balahima | 0.68 |
| बोाहीम | boahima | 0.68 |
| नुराहीम | nurahima | 0.68 |
| बासीाहीम | basiahima | 0.68 |
| इबर्हीम | ibar'hima | 0.68 |
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