Rahim Surname

697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 784,661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Iraq

Rahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh205,8301:77473
Pakistan146,2441:1,222188
Iraq88,4551:39668
Malaysia62,9201:46950
India57,6501:13,3061,095
Afghanistan54,7181:58876
Indonesia40,1031:3,298397
Iran24,1871:3,175408
Sudan20,7201:1,810265
Egypt12,4781:7,368897
Algeria8,7751:4,402687
Saudi Arabia6,7581:4,566609
Jordan5,7271:1,544256
Mozambique5,5621:4,9011,104
Ghana4,9181:5,494773
Morocco4,9071:7,026886
Nigeria4,5651:38,8053,118
United Arab Emirates4,4021:2,081263
United States3,2661:110,97912,071
Sri Lanka2,7771:7,4931,098
England2,1161:26,3323,598
Oman1,4611:2,524376
Qatar1,2821:1,839158
South Africa1,1731:46,1875,894
Canada1,1171:32,9864,265
Syria1,0681:18,0721,367
Singapore1,0531:5,230344
Kuwait9741:3,902518
Philippines8091:125,14021,464
Brunei7241:578108
Bahrain7051:1,913283
Trinidad and Tobago6601:2,067349
Tanzania6121:86,5068,774
Lebanon5671:9,9421,498
Comoros5301:1,414208
Yemen5211:50,7204,033
Guyana4751:1,605285
Australia3121:86,5259,997
Bulgaria2951:23,6572,021
Sweden2581:38,1663,064
Thailand2141:330,08657,008
Kazakhstan2011:87,97310,110
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Germany1641:490,88742,238
Spain1591:294,03817,827
Nepal1461:195,0752,908
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
France1161:572,61077,014
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
Tunisia761:8,0351,343
Turkey761:1,023,96646,041
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Niger681:282,2368,651
Denmark671:84,2498,149
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
Palestine551:82,7066,409
Scotland521:102,9586,964
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Uganda481:813,31838,363
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Tajikistan411:204,5531,909
Norway401:128,55716,659
Libya361:173,444826
Azerbaijan351:275,6896,529
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Wales331:93,7747,567
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
China191:71,964,2933,948
Finland171:323,33523,349
Greece161:692,48777,522
Benin151:689,04039,432
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Austria121:709,62061,025
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Guam81:20,0153,029
North Macedonia81:262,68415,306
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Řahim (1) are calculated separately.

Rahim (609,330) may also be a first name.

Rahim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rahim (Arabic: رحيَّم, Bengali: রহিম, Georgian: რაჰიმ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ, Hindi: रहीम, Marathi: रहीम, Oriya: ରହିମ) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Řahim. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahim? popularity and diffusion

Rahim is the 697th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,288 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Rahim reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rahim is also the 1,624th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 609,330 people.

The last name is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is held by 205,830 people, or 1 in 774. Besides Bangladesh Rahim is found in 131 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 19 percent live and Iraq, where 11 percent live.

Rahim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rahim surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Maronite (80%) in Lebanon and Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Rahim surname are 5.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Rahim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.66% less than the national average, earning €5,808 per year; in Norway they earn 22.09% less than the national average, earning 269,624 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning R 298,824 per year; in United States they earn 4.05% more than the national average, earning $44,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $50,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Řahim931/
Rahiem91477/
Rahhim9181/
Raahim9147/
Rrahim9124/
Rahimm9116/
Rhahim9116/
Hrahim918/
Rajhim914/
Rahijm912/
Rahimh912/
Raehim911/
Rahitm911/
Rahyim911/
Raeheim833/
Reahiem832/
Rahimmd831/
Rauheim830/
Rohim8066,297/
Rahem8011,106/
Rehim804,306/
Roaim801/
Rauim801/
Rahimowa7737/
Rahahime777/
Rahimmth771/
Raheehim771/
Rohaim731,196/
Rohiem73410/
Roheim73159/
Rohyim73123/
Reeaim7393/
Rhohim7388/
Rahemh7339/
Rohhim7336/
Rehiem7326/
Rahemm7320/
Rahhem738/
Rojhim738/
Rajiem735/
Rohimm733/
Ruohim733/
Raehme732/
Raehem731/
Raheym731/
Reaime731/
Roohim731/
Raoime731/
Rahyom731/
Rahhimova711/
Räim67190/
Raem67102/
Raeheem678/
Rajheem675/
Rohieem672/
Reaheam671/
Ra'ayim671/
Rahemme671/
Roeheim670/

Rahim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahim in the Georgian language
რაჰიმrahim-
Rahim in the Hindi language
रहीमrahima96.94
रहिमrahima1.88
राहिमrahima0.23
राहीमrahima0.18
़रहीमrahima0.02
रहीम़rahima0.02
ऱहीमrahima0.01
रारिमrarima0
रहीमाrahima0
रहिम़rahima0
रमीमramima0
रहीसrahisa0
रहीमूrahimu0
Rahim in the Bengali language
রহিমrahima95.68
রহীমrahima2.97
রহিম্rahim0.81
রাহিমrahima0.27
রহিমাrahima0.13
Rahim in the Marathi language
रहीमrahima83.33
अरहीमarahima8.44
राहीमrahima0.3
अलीमalima0.16
अजीमajima0.14
हीमhima0.06
आलीमalima0.03
रहीमाrahima0.02
रहीसrahisa0.02
नाहीnahi0.01
रगीragi0.01
रेहीमrehima0.01
रहीrahi0.01
आजीमajima0.01
रफीraphi0.01
रहीलrahila0.01
असीमasima0.01
वहीमvahima0.01
शाहीsahi0.01
रहraha0.01
रबीrabi0.01
शहीsahi0.01
रकीमrakima0
आसीमasima0
माहीमmahima0
रजीraji0
अशीमasima0
राईमra'ima0
अबीमabima0
ऱहीमrahima0
रहीसाrahisa0
अकीमakima0
राफीraphi0
रहोमrahoma0
सहीमsahima0
राहीनrahina0
नहीमnahima0
रहीबrahiba0
रानीrani0
जहीमjahima0
राहुंrahum0
कहीमkahima0
रहीनrahina0
रिहीमrihima0
राणीrani0
राहीलrahila0
रदीमradima0
रहीदrahida0
Rahim in the Oriya language
ରହିମrahima78.93
ରହିମ୍rahim16.9
ରାହିମrahima1.2
ରହୀମrahima1.03
ରହିrahi0.8
ରାହିମ୍rahim0.23
ରହିମାrahima0.11
ରହମrahama0.06
ମହmaha0.06
ରାହିଲ୍rahil0.06
ନୟିମnayima0.06
ସାହୁsahu0.06
Rahim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢalrhym60
ﺭﺣﻴﻢrhym30
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym10
Rahim in the Arabic language
رحيَّمrhyam-
رحيِمrhyim-
رحيمّrhym-
الرحيّمalrhym-
رحَيّمrhaym-
رحيمِّrhymi-
رحيَمrhyam-
رحيّمrhym-
راحيمrahym-
الرحيمalrhym-
رحيمrhym-

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