Rahaman Surname
Approximately 719,027 people bear this surname
Rahaman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 377,054 | 1:423 | 42 |
| India | 290,572 | 1:2,640 | 268 |
| Pakistan | 16,979 | 1:10,521 | 780 |
| Ghana | 7,066 | 1:3,824 | 559 |
| Sudan | 4,200 | 1:8,931 | 1,260 |
| Niger | 3,549 | 1:5,408 | 488 |
| Nigeria | 3,277 | 1:54,056 | 4,113 |
| Malaysia | 3,162 | 1:9,328 | 1,070 |
| Nepal | 2,568 | 1:11,091 | 702 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,266 | 1:13,617 | 1,911 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,681 | 1:12,379 | 1,773 |
| United States | 1,355 | 1:267,497 | 25,163 |
| United Arab Emirates | 684 | 1:13,395 | 1,642 |
| Guyana | 681 | 1:1,119 | 173 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 551 | 1:2,475 | 427 |
| Canada | 528 | 1:69,783 | 8,002 |
| England | 395 | 1:141,058 | 13,696 |
| Kuwait | 376 | 1:10,108 | 1,395 |
| South Africa | 329 | 1:164,674 | 18,420 |
| Qatar | 328 | 1:7,189 | 768 |
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Indonesia | 176 | 1:751,416 | 57,642 |
| Bahrain | 162 | 1:8,325 | 1,494 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Thailand | 96 | 1:735,816 | 120,839 |
| Philippines | 91 | 1:1,112,508 | 90,748 |
| Singapore | 81 | 1:67,996 | 2,745 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Venezuela | 31 | 1:974,325 | 14,902 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Oman | 19 | 1:194,104 | 3,633 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Grenada | 12 | 1:9,045 | 775 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Brunei | 5 | 1:83,746 | 1,811 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Somaliland | 4 | 1:875,046 | 1,198 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Rahaman (67,782) may also be a first name.
Rahaman Demographics
Average Rahaman Salary in
United States
$45,218 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rahaman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rahaman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rahaman (Bengali: রহমান, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ, Hindi: रहमान, Marathi: रहमान, Oriya: ରହମାନ, Tibetan: ར་ཧ་མན་) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahaman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 741st most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,135 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Rahaman reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 14,257th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 67,782 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 377,054 people, or 1 in 423. Apart from Bangladesh this last name occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in India, where 40 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.
Rahaman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Rahaman last name is chiefly Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Rahaman surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Rahaman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.63% less than the national average, earning €6,718 per year; in South Africa they earn 46.9% more than the national average, earning R 349,092 per year; in United States they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $45,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning $54,881 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rahaman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rahaman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ | alrhmn | - |
| Rahaman in the Tibetan language | ||
| ར་ཧ་མན་ | rahamen | - |
| Rahaman in the Bengali language | ||
| রহমান | rahamana | 99.48 |
| রহমন | rahamana | 0.33 |
| রহমান্ | rahaman | 0.1 |
| রাহমান | rahamana | 0.05 |
| Rahaman in the Hindi language | ||
| रहमान | rahamana | 98.92 |
| रहमन | rahamana | 0.48 |
| अरहमान | arahamana | 0.08 |
| राहमान | rahamana | 0.07 |
| रहामन | rahamana | 0.05 |
| रहामान | rahamana | 0.04 |
| रहमाण | rahamana | 0.02 |
| ऱहमान | rahamana | 0.02 |
| र्रहमान | rrahamana | 0.02 |
| राहमन | rahamana | 0.01 |
| ़रहमान | rahamana | 0.01 |
| हुसैन | husaina | 0 |
| र्रहबान | rrahabana | 0 |
| रहमां | rahamam | 0 |
| हलीम | halima | 0 |
| राहामान | rahamana | 0 |
| अहसान | ahasana | 0 |
| रहीमन | rahimana | 0 |
| राहामन | rahamana | 0 |
| हफीज | haphija | 0 |
| रहमान् | rahaman | 0 |
| हमान | hamana | 0 |
| Rahaman in the Marathi language | ||
| रहमान | rahamana | 75.23 |
| रहेमान | rahemana | 5.81 |
| रेहमान | rehamana | 3.06 |
| रहमाण | rahamana | 2.14 |
| रहामान | rahamana | 2.14 |
| राहमन | rahamana | 1.53 |
| राहमान | rahamana | 1.22 |
| रहमन | rahamana | 0.92 |
| हसन | hasana | 0.61 |
| इरफान | iraphana | 0.61 |
| अरहमान | arahamana | 0.61 |
| रमजान | ramajana | 0.61 |
| िरजवाना | irajavana | 0.61 |
| अरहेमान | arahemana | 0.31 |
| रहामन | rahamana | 0.31 |
| रहमत | rahamata | 0.31 |
| रामन | ramana | 0.31 |
| अिमन | aimana | 0.31 |
| रिहम | rihama | 0.31 |
| अरहमाण | arahamana | 0.31 |
| अहसानुर | ahasanura | 0.31 |
| राहमाने | rahamane | 0.31 |
| अरमान | aramana | 0.31 |
| रहेमन | rahemana | 0.31 |
| अरेहमान | arehamana | 0.31 |
| Rahaman in the Oriya language | ||
| ରହମାନ | rahamana | 54.43 |
| ରହମନ | rahamana | 23.89 |
| ରହମାନ୍ | rahaman | 6.41 |
| ରହମନ୍ | rahaman | 5.13 |
| ରାହମାନ | rahamana | 1.86 |
| ରେହମାନ | rehamana | 1.86 |
| ରାହାମାନ | rahamana | 1.63 |
| ରାହମନ | rahamana | 0.58 |
| ରହମ | rahama | 0.47 |
| େରେହମାନ | erehamana | 0.47 |
| ରେହମନ | rehamana | 0.35 |
| ରହମା | rahama | 0.23 |
| ରହାମାନ | rahamana | 0.23 |
| େରହମାନ | erahamana | 0.23 |
| ରାହାମନ | rahamana | 0.12 |
| େରେହମ | erehama | 0.12 |
| ମୁରହମାନ୍ | murahaman | 0.12 |
| େରମାନ୍ | eraman | 0.12 |
| ରହାମନ | rahamana | 0.12 |
| ରାହମନ୍ | rahaman | 0.12 |
| େରହମାନ୍ | erahaman | 0.12 |
| ଫରଜାନା | pharajana | 0.12 |
| େହମାନ | ehamana | 0.12 |
| ଅବଦୁଲ | abadula | 0.12 |
| ରହାମାନ୍ | rahaman | 0.12 |
| େରହମନ | erahamana | 0.12 |
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