Reshma Forename
1,509th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 648,995 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Suriname
Reshma Forename User-submission:
The name Resham, Reshma, or Reshm originates from Sanskrit and Urdu or Hindi, meaning 'silk'.
Reshma Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 100% | 541,895 | 1:2,242 | 219 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 80,740 | 1:1,975 | 262 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 7,232 | 1:26,875 | 1,920 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 2,914 | 1:10,574 | 1,510 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2,623 | 1:2,727 | 321 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2,456 | 1:22,204 | 2,980 |
| United States | 100% | 2,137 | 1:169,648 | 6,382 |
| England | 67% | 1,519 | 1:36,605 | 1,918 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 1,056 | 1:1,289 | 241 |
| Qatar | 100% | 905 | 1:2,618 | 348 |
| Mauritius | - | 836 | 1:1,552 | 273 |
| Suriname | 100% | 576 | 1:960 | 179 |
| Fiji | - | 575 | 1:1,552 | 418 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 509 | 1:33,206 | 2,642 |
| Canada | 100% | 385 | 1:86,061 | 4,633 |
| Afghanistan | 99% | 287 | 1:113,671 | 3,739 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 286 | 1:72,724 | 6,418 |
| Kuwait | - | 275 | 1:13,765 | 1,556 |
| Guyana | 100% | 217 | 1:3,517 | 668 |
| Egypt | 100% | 195 | 1:471,287 | 12,924 |
| Bahrain | - | 178 | 1:7,577 | 1,232 |
| Oman | - | 170 | 1:24,169 | 1,866 |
| Malawi | 100% | 169 | 1:101,256 | 5,457 |
| Australia | - | 119 | 1:114,770 | 3,876 |
| Malaysia | 96% | 113 | 1:269,468 | 14,203 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 98 | 1:538,656 | 14,871 |
| Indonesia | - | 67 | 1:3,850,204 | 164,688 |
| Nepal | - | 61 | 1:467,006 | 14,094 |
| Singapore | 100% | 56 | 1:112,269 | 7,573 |
| Thailand | 92% | 55 | 1:1,273,924 | 42,340 |
| New Zealand | - | 39 | 1:116,309 | 4,756 |
| Philippines | 100% | 31 | 1:3,419,661 | 65,885 |
| France | 100% | 23 | 1:2,890,015 | 14,536 |
| Scotland | 73% | 21 | 1:254,779 | 4,121 |
| Sudan | - | 16 | 1:2,362,936 | 3,917 |
| Sweden | 100% | 15 | 1:657,194 | 15,298 |
| Wales | 100% | 11 | 1:281,301 | 4,460 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 11 | 1:74,993 | 2,020 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 11 | 1:746,681 | 9,974 |
| Germany | 100% | 10 | 1:9,667,788 | 33,442 |
| Poland | - | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| China | - | 5 | 1:273,211,156 | 75,889 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Spain | 100% | 5 | 1:9,305,993 | 18,112 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Maldives | - | 4 | 1:108,476 | 2,638 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Israel | - | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 3 | 1:37,193 | 3,592 |
| Belize | 100% | 3 | 1:118,103 | 5,590 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Ireland | - | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Nigeria | - | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Finland | - | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Belgium | - | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| DR Congo | - | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Greenland | - | 1 | 1:56,371 | 1,395 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Saint Martin | - | 1 | 1:35,746 | 277 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
The alternate forms: Réshma (1) are calculated separately.
Reshma (18,404) may also be a surname.
Reshma Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Resham, Reshma, or Reshm originates from Sanskrit and Urdu or Hindi, meaning 'silk'.
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Reshma Demographics
Reshma Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 404 (2014)
United States
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Reshma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Reshma in the Russian language | ||
| Решма | resma | - |
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