Rahama Surname
Approximately 29,676 people bear this surname
Rahama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 22,400 | 1:1,675 | 245 |
| Chad | 3,562 | 1:3,816 | 635 |
| India | 826 | 1:928,651 | 39,980 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Nigeria | 502 | 1:352,874 | 19,032 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Indonesia | 254 | 1:520,666 | 42,361 |
| Kenya | 197 | 1:234,416 | 16,434 |
| Niger | 194 | 1:98,928 | 4,076 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Rahama (35,254) may also be a first name.
Rahama Demographics
Rahama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Rahama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rahama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rahama (Bengali: রহমা, Hindi: रहमा, Marathi: रहमा, Oriya: ରହମା) is borne by more people in Sudan than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Rahama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 18,572nd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 245,570 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Rahama live; 76 percent live in North Africa and 75 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Rahama is also the 24,585th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 35,254 people.
It is most commonly held in Sudan, where it is carried by 22,400 people, or 1 in 1,675. Without taking into account Sudan this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 12 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Rahama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Rahama surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Rahama earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.78% less than the national average, earning $21,236 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rahama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rahama in the Hindi language | ||
| रहमा | rahama | 91.45 |
| राहमा | rahama | 5.26 |
| रहमान | rahamana | 1.97 |
| रहमन | rahamana | 0.66 |
| रहामा | rahama | 0.66 |
| Rahama in the Bengali language | ||
| রহমা | rahama | 80 |
| রহমান | rahamana | 20 |
| Rahama in the Oriya language | ||
| ରହମା | rahama | 78.95 |
| ରାହାମା | rahama | 21.05 |
| Rahama in the Marathi language | ||
| रहमा | rahama | 70.83 |
| रेहमा | rehama | 8.33 |
| राहमा | rahama | 8.33 |
| रहामा | rahama | 4.17 |
| जअरहमा | ja'arahama | 4.17 |
| राहणा | rahana | 4.17 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Rahama
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