Brahma (surname)

Brahma

Origin
Language	Sanskrit
Meaning	Priest, Absolute
Region of origin	Assam, India

Brahma is surname used by Boros of Assam. This surname was taken by followers of Brahma religion founded by Kalicharan Brahma. ^[1]

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 99.3% of all known bearers of the surname Brahma were residents of India. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in only one state: ^[2]

• 1. Assam (1: 105)

Notable people

• Avtar Singh Brahma (1951–1988), Sikh militant
• Bineswar Brahma, academic
• Chandan Brahma, 21st century politician and cabinet minister
• Gouri Kumar Brahma (1920–2011), academic, literary critic, orator and writer
• Harishankar Brahma (born 1950), Chief Election Commissioner of India
• Kalicharan Brahma (1860–1938), social reformer
• Kameshwar Brahma, president of Bodo Sahitya Sabha
• Madaram Brahma (1903–1990), poet
• Maneswar Brahma, 21st century politician
• Nirmal Kumar Brahma, 21st century politician
• Pramila Rani Brahma (born 1951), Bodo politician and social worker
• Prem Singh Brahma (1952–2007), former leader of Bodo Liberation Tigers Force turned politician
• Rupnath Brahma (1902–1968), politician
• Sobha Brahma (1929–2012), painter and sculptor
• Sukumar Brahma, electrical engineer and professor
• Upendranath Brahma (1956–1999), social activist
• Urkhao Gwra Brahma (born 1963), politician and poet

References

1. ( Banerjee 2006 :56–57)
2. Brahma Surname Distribution

Bibliography

• Banerjee, Dipankar (2006). Brahmo Samaj and North-East India. Anamika Publishers & Distributors. ISBN   978-81-7975-176-3.