Rahamu Surname
Approximately 1,067 people bear this surname
Rahamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,058 | 1:167,432 | 10,414 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Rahamu (10,353) may also be a first name.
Rahamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rahamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rahamu (Hindi: रहमू, Marathi: रहमु) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rahamu is the 343,621st most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,829,940 people. The surname Rahamu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rahamu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 59,854th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 10,353 people.
The surname Rahamu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,058 people, or 1 in 167,432. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 47 percent live, Zamfara, where 47 percent live and Niger, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rahamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rahamu in the Hindi language | ||
| रहमू | rahamu | 65.73 |
| रहमु | rahamu | 33.06 |
| राहमू | rahamu | 0.81 |
| रहामू | rahamu | 0.4 |
| Rahamu in the Marathi language | ||
| रहमु | rahamu | 53.13 |
| रहमू | rahamu | 32.81 |
| रहामु | rahamu | 7.81 |
| राहमु | rahamu | 3.13 |
| राहामु | rahamu | 1.56 |
| रहामू | rahamu | 1.56 |
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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 Rahamu
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