Irahim Surname

236,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Irahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5341:115,4787,654
Niger1041:184,5396,420
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Irahim (334) may also be a first name.

Irahim Last Name Facts

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

Irahim (Hindi: ीरहीम, Marathi: बीाहीम) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Irahim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 236,399th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,286,792 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Irahim reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 478,963rd most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 334 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,534 people, or 1 in 115,478. In Nigeria Irahim is primarily found in: Katsina, where 17 percent live, Kano, where 14 percent live and Bauchi, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria Irahim is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 6 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Irahim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Irahim surname is predominantly Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ihrahim9232/
Irrahim9223/
Ierahim924/
Hirahim922/
Airahim922/
Irahyim921/
Itrahim921/
Irahhim921/
Irahuim921/
Iraheim920/
Erahim83170/
Urahim8345/
Yrahim831/
Irahem831/
Irahimova804/
Errahim7713/
Urrahim7712/
Ehrahim771/
Urajhim771/
Ajrahim771/
Herahim771/
Ihraheem711/
Erohim672/
Urohim671/
Irohem671/
Urahem671/
Urrohim6219/
Uraheem627/
Iorgaem626/
Errahem624/
Hurohim622/
Urraheem572/
Erraheym572/
Heerahem571/
Eraem556/
Iroeme509/
Heraem503/

Irahim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Irahim in the Hindi language
ीरहीमirahima-
Irahim in the Marathi language
बीाहीमbiahima20
ईरािहमiraihama20
ईरहीमirahima20
इराहीमirahima20
मोाहीमmoahima20

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Irahim
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