Rahim Forename

1,624th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 609,330 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Iran

Rahim Forename User-submission:

The name Rahim (Raheem) means 'compassionate' or 'merciful' in Arabic.

Rahim Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan
92%
 
158,4431:1,227232
Iran
100%
134,0201:586118
India
98%
 
120,1091:10,1151,348
Iraq
100%
33,7001:1,039245
Afghanistan
76%
 
31,8661:1,024198
Bangladesh
97%
 
17,0461:9,3551,209
Indonesia
100%
16,9721:15,1992,165
Azerbaijan
100%
14,1751:680166
Turkey
95%
 
10,9911:7,079933
Malaysia
98%
 
9,1761:3,318354
Tanzania
100%
8,1911:6,445982
Saudi Arabia-6,7611:4,557724
Mozambique-5,7601:4,730908
United Arab Emirates-3,8131:1,876204
Uzbekistan
100%
3,6881:8,3481,166
Tajikistan
100%
3,5641:2,350425
Egypt
83%
 
3,0361:30,2702,032
United States
100%
2,6211:138,3205,567
Algeria
100%
2,2591:16,9001,085
Nepal
 
51%
1,8311:15,5581,578
Philippines
98%
 
1,5341:69,1074,435
Oman
60%
 
1,4471:2,839406
Nigeria
96%
 
1,3111:135,4426,808
Burkina Faso
98%
 
1,2761:14,4041,433
Kuwait-1,2161:3,113430
Malawi
100%
1,1851:14,4411,438
Ghana
100%
1,1241:24,0091,692
Canada
100%
1,0931:30,3142,409
Somaliland-9191:3,810435
England
100%
8811:63,1132,759
Turkmenistan
100%
8081:6,773454
Uganda
95%
 
7381:55,4973,155
Morocco
100%
6551:52,4412,146
Kosovo-5021:3,708727
Qatar
100%
4751:4,989813
Cameroon
86%
 
4121:52,4533,376
Kazakhstan
100%
4061:43,7111,898
Kenya-3261:142,0466,555
Germany
100%
3221:300,2423,905
Russia
100%
2901:497,3585,462
North Macedonia
100%
2891:7,2341,102
South Africa
99%
 
2531:215,54413,590
Benin
100%
2371:44,6243,627
Serbia
100%
2351:30,4071,594
Sweden
100%
2311:42,6752,351
Bulgaria
100%
2001:34,9522,075
Syria-1971:98,0001,881
France
100%
1911:348,0124,449
Poland
100%
1881:202,2723,614
Albania
100%
1531:19,9122,546
Portugal-1291:80,7042,343
Mauritius-1211:10,7251,347
Bahrain-1041:12,9682,016
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
1041:33,8892,011
Thailand
100%
981:714,95729,947
DR Congo
100%
961:769,03824,327
Belgium
99%
 
871:132,0693,972
Liberia
100%
861:51,3032,694
Niger
71%
 
781:245,9496,446
Guyana
100%
721:10,6011,585
Netherlands
100%
671:252,2708,550
Denmark-621:91,1212,722
Norway
100%
611:84,1372,907
Congo
100%
581:86,3665,787
Singapore
100%
571:110,2997,549
Austria
100%
561:152,0392,618
Australia-531:257,6915,632
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
511:26,6942,926
Switzerland
100%
471:174,7554,319
Montenegro
100%
421:15,1091,343
Yemen-411:641,3842,644
Ireland
100%
401:116,0882,722
Kyrgyzstan
100%
401:149,3328,281
Spain
100%
361:1,292,4999,652
Ivory Coast
91%
 
331:699,27123,304
Guinea
100%
291:408,9193,009
Senegal
100%
281:520,7636,618
Finland
71%
 
251:219,3273,602
Brazil-221:9,738,007121,504
Greece
100%
221:497,0256,710
Slovenia
100%
201:122,9383,134
Georgia
100%
191:196,7615,396
New Zealand-191:238,7397,355
Wales
100%
181:171,9063,302
Zambia-181:880,82215,021
Angola-161:1,685,4132,877
Botswana
100%
161:136,52810,720
Lebanon
93%
 
161:351,7235,446
Mexico
90%
 
161:7,759,02726,141
Tunisia
100%
161:42,3062,316
Zimbabwe
100%
151:1,028,25436,015
Jordan
76%
 
131:678,9834,513
Luxembourg
100%
121:47,0041,881
Scotland
100%
111:486,3976,140
Grenada
100%
101:10,8121,335
Italy
100%
91:6,784,67726,090
Armenia
100%
81:364,8444,921
Hong Kong-81:969,0915,961
Hungary
100%
81:1,223,9713,159
Brunei
100%
71:59,9391,316
China-71:195,150,82673,144
Croatia
100%
71:602,4396,285
Belarus
100%
61:1,580,3977,457
Estonia-61:219,2306,245
Palestine
 
67%
61:758,3433,640
Mali-41:4,244,4395,329
Mauritania
100%
41:1,023,81014,082
Sudan-41:9,451,7446,661
Venezuela-41:7,550,47390,577
Cambodia
67%
 
31:5,424,44341,412
Belize
100%
21:177,1545,935
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Israel
91%
 
21:4,201,45930,777
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Latvia-21:1,007,8224,547
Northern Cyprus
100%
21:159,0662,607
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Eritrea
100%
11:4,752,977997
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Moldova
100%
11:3,561,1398,690
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047

The alternate forms: Ràhim (1) are calculated separately.

Rahim (784,661) may also be a surname.

Rahim Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Rahim (Raheem) means 'compassionate' or 'merciful' in Arabic.

- syedhumaid109

Rahim Forename Popularity

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