Raheem Surname

2,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Raheem Surname User-submission:

The surname Raheem is derived from the Arabic name Al-Raheem, which is one of the names of Allah (God) in Islam. Raheem means 'the merciful' or 'the compassionate' in Arabic. It is a surname that is often associated with individuals who are believed to possess qualities of mercy, kindness, and compassion.

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Raheem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan143,8471:1,242191
Nigeria61,2481:2,892378
India13,6241:56,3033,860
Sri Lanka7,2361:2,876399
Afghanistan5,6011:5,741511
Saudi Arabia4,5711:6,750938
Sudan4,4801:8,3731,185
Egypt2,1361:43,0414,344
United Arab Emirates1,5751:5,817740
United States9561:379,14133,508
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Maldives5761:70282
Qatar5091:4,633481
Iraq4771:73,4212,466
England4661:119,56712,128
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Kuwait3371:11,2781,556
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Malaysia671:440,21222,576
Sweden651:151,48910,616
Israel581:147,54515,555
Mauritius561:23,0974,635
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Australia341:793,99150,673
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Oman191:194,1043,633
Guyana171:44,8374,218
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Finland131:422,82327,659
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Wales91:343,83718,086
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Norway71:734,61250,907
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

Raheem (85,592) may also be a first name.

Raheem Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Raheem is derived from the Arabic name Al-Raheem, which is one of the names of Allah (God) in Islam. Raheem means 'the merciful' or 'the compassionate' in Arabic. It is a surname that is often associated with individuals who are believed to possess qualities of mercy, kindness, and compassion. The name Raheem holds significant religious and cultural importance within the Islamic tradition.

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Raheem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Raheem Come From? nationality or country of origin

Raheem (Dhivehi: ރަޙީމ‬, Hindi: रहीम, Marathi: रहीम) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Raheem.

How Common Is The Last Name Raheem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,198th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,182 people. The last name Raheem occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Raheem are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Raheem is also the 11,686th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 85,592 people.

It is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 143,847 people, or 1 in 1,242. In Pakistan Raheem is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 41 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 21 percent reside and Balochistan, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan it exists in 81 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Raheem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Raheem surname is primarily Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Raheem last name are 13.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Raheem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning 332,326 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.38% less than the national average, earning R 75,144 per year; in United States they earn 4.79% less than the national average, earning $41,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.38% more than the national average, earning $57,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahieem9217/
Raaheem9211/
Rraheem929/
Raeheem928/
Rahheem924/
Rauheem924/
Raheeim923/
Rhaheem923/
Raheemh922/
Raheaem921/
Raheemm921/
Raeem91159/
Raheehim861/
Reheem831,722/
Roheem83643/
Raheim8369/
Rhaeem8341/
Raeesm831/
Raeemh831/
Rhoeem831/
Raehem831/
Raaheim7712/
Raeheim773/
Reahiem772/
Rohieem772/
Reheeem771/
Roeem732/
Roheim67159/
Rahiim6727/
Reheim675/
Rahiym674/
Raehim671/
Raeime671/
Rouihem6211/
Reeaiem624/
Rahihim621/
Raehime621/
Roeheim620/
Rohayiem571/
Roeim5510/
Röyem554/
Rohiim5042/
Rohiym501/

Raheem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raheem in the Dhivehi language
ރަޙީމ‬rahim-
Raheem in the Marathi language
रहीमrahima97.04
अहेमदahemada0.89
रहेमानrahemana0.89
अरहीमarahima0.59
रािहमraihama0.3
रहीमाrahima0.3
Raheem in the Hindi language
रहीमrahima96.67
अरहीमarahima2.83
र्रहीमrrahima0.33
अराहीमarahima0.17

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