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
Average Rahama Salary in
United States
$21,236 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rahama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rahama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rahama (Bengali: রহমা, Hindi: रहमा, Marathi: रहमा, Oriya: ରହମା) occurs most in Sudan. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rahama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,572nd most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 245,570 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Rahama reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 75 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Rahama is also the 24,585th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 35,254 people.
This surname is most widespread in Sudan, where it is carried by 22,400 people, or 1 in 1,675. Outside of Sudan Rahama occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 12 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Rahama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally 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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