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
The last name Rahama (Bengali: রহমা, Hindi: रहमा, Marathi: रहमा, Oriya: ରହମା) is held by more people in Sudan than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rahama is the 18,572nd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 245,570 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 frequent given name internationally, held by 35,254 people.
It is most widely held in Sudan, where it is held by 22,400 people, or 1 in 1,675. Apart from Sudan this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 12 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Rahama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding 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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- 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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