Raheesh Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Raheesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raheesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1621:34,7973,387
India871:8,816,843179,063
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Raheesh (558) may also be a first name.

Raheesh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raheesh (Hindi: रहीश) is borne by more people in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raheesh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 998,609th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname Raheesh is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Raheesh reside; 66 percent reside in West Asia and 65 percent reside in Levant. Raheesh is also the 356,054th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 558 people.

Raheesh is most widespread in Lebanon, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 34,797. In Lebanon it is mostly found in: North Governorate, where 87 percent live, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 12 percent live and Beirut Governorate, where 1 percent live. Not including Lebanon this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 34 percent live and Iraq, where 2 percent live.

Raheesh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Maronite (99%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahees921,095/
Raeesh9277/
Hraeesh861/
Raeeash861/
Rahiees861/
Raees8327,917/
Raaeeshh801/
Raeyes7714/
Raeese779/
Raeess776/
Rehees773/
Raeeis773/
Raeees773/
Raeish772/
Raheis771/
Hraees771/
Raaees771/
Raeesx771/
Rhoees771/
Raeeas771/
Roeesch711/
Raiyees711/
Raeis67102/
Raeez6718/
Reues6710/
Roees671/

Raheesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raheesh in the Hindi language
रहीशrahisa78.47
रहीसrahisa19.44
रहीषrahisa2.08

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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
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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 Raheesh
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