Rahim Surname
Approximately 784,661 people bear this surname
Rahim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 205,830 | 1:774 | 73 |
| Pakistan | 146,244 | 1:1,222 | 188 |
| Iraq | 88,455 | 1:396 | 68 |
| Malaysia | 62,920 | 1:469 | 50 |
| India | 57,650 | 1:13,306 | 1,095 |
| Afghanistan | 54,718 | 1:588 | 76 |
| Indonesia | 40,103 | 1:3,298 | 397 |
| Iran | 24,187 | 1:3,175 | 408 |
| Sudan | 20,720 | 1:1,810 | 265 |
| Egypt | 12,478 | 1:7,368 | 897 |
| Algeria | 8,775 | 1:4,402 | 687 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6,758 | 1:4,566 | 609 |
| Jordan | 5,727 | 1:1,544 | 256 |
| Mozambique | 5,562 | 1:4,901 | 1,104 |
| Ghana | 4,918 | 1:5,494 | 773 |
| Morocco | 4,907 | 1:7,026 | 886 |
| Nigeria | 4,565 | 1:38,805 | 3,118 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4,402 | 1:2,081 | 263 |
| United States | 3,266 | 1:110,979 | 12,071 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,777 | 1:7,493 | 1,098 |
| England | 2,116 | 1:26,332 | 3,598 |
| Oman | 1,461 | 1:2,524 | 376 |
| Qatar | 1,282 | 1:1,839 | 158 |
| South Africa | 1,173 | 1:46,187 | 5,894 |
| Canada | 1,117 | 1:32,986 | 4,265 |
| Syria | 1,068 | 1:18,072 | 1,367 |
| Singapore | 1,053 | 1:5,230 | 344 |
| Kuwait | 974 | 1:3,902 | 518 |
| Philippines | 809 | 1:125,140 | 21,464 |
| Brunei | 724 | 1:578 | 108 |
| Bahrain | 705 | 1:1,913 | 283 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 660 | 1:2,067 | 349 |
| Tanzania | 612 | 1:86,506 | 8,774 |
| Lebanon | 567 | 1:9,942 | 1,498 |
| Comoros | 530 | 1:1,414 | 208 |
| Yemen | 521 | 1:50,720 | 4,033 |
| Guyana | 475 | 1:1,605 | 285 |
| Australia | 312 | 1:86,525 | 9,997 |
| Bulgaria | 295 | 1:23,657 | 2,021 |
| Sweden | 258 | 1:38,166 | 3,064 |
| Thailand | 214 | 1:330,086 | 57,008 |
| Kazakhstan | 201 | 1:87,973 | 10,110 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Germany | 164 | 1:490,887 | 42,238 |
| Spain | 159 | 1:294,038 | 17,827 |
| Nepal | 146 | 1:195,075 | 2,908 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| France | 116 | 1:572,610 | 77,014 |
| Brazil | 99 | 1:2,162,367 | 67,701 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Netherlands | 86 | 1:196,363 | 27,376 |
| Tunisia | 76 | 1:8,035 | 1,343 |
| Turkey | 76 | 1:1,023,966 | 46,041 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Niger | 68 | 1:282,236 | 8,651 |
| Denmark | 67 | 1:84,249 | 8,149 |
| New Zealand | 67 | 1:67,587 | 10,255 |
| Palestine | 55 | 1:82,706 | 6,409 |
| Scotland | 52 | 1:102,958 | 6,964 |
| Russia | 50 | 1:2,882,461 | 158,532 |
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| Tajikistan | 41 | 1:204,553 | 1,909 |
| Norway | 40 | 1:128,557 | 16,659 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Azerbaijan | 35 | 1:275,689 | 6,529 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:93,774 | 7,567 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Japan | 12 | 1:10,653,691 | 45,407 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| North Macedonia | 8 | 1:262,684 | 15,306 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Řahim (1) are calculated separately.
Rahim (609,330) may also be a first name.
Rahim Demographics
Average Rahim Salary in
United States
$44,897 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Řahim | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rahiem | 91 | 477 | / |
| Rahhim | 91 | 81 | / |
| Raahim | 91 | 47 | / |
| Rrahim | 91 | 24 | / |
| Rahimm | 91 | 16 | / |
| Rhahim | 91 | 16 | / |
| Hrahim | 91 | 8 | / |
| Rajhim | 91 | 4 | / |
| Rahijm | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rahimh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Raehim | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rahitm | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rahyim | 91 | 1 | / |
| Raeheim | 83 | 3 | / |
| Reahiem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rahimmd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rauheim | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rohim | 80 | 66,297 | / |
| Rahem | 80 | 11,106 | / |
| Rehim | 80 | 4,306 | / |
| Roaim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rauim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rahimowa | 77 | 37 | / |
| Rahahime | 77 | 7 | / |
| Rahimmth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raheehim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rohaim | 73 | 1,196 | / |
| Rohiem | 73 | 410 | / |
| Roheim | 73 | 159 | / |
| Rohyim | 73 | 123 | / |
| Reeaim | 73 | 93 | / |
| Rhohim | 73 | 88 | / |
| Rahemh | 73 | 39 | / |
| Rohhim | 73 | 36 | / |
| Rehiem | 73 | 26 | / |
| Rahemm | 73 | 20 | / |
| Rahhem | 73 | 8 | / |
| Rojhim | 73 | 8 | / |
| Rajiem | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rohimm | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ruohim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Raehme | 73 | 2 | / |
| Raehem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raheym | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reaime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Roohim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raoime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rahyom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rahhimova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Räim | 67 | 190 | / |
| Raem | 67 | 102 | / |
| Raeheem | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rajheem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rohieem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reaheam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ra'ayim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rahemme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roeheim | 67 | 0 | / |
Rahim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rahim in the Georgian language | ||
| რაჰიმ | rahim | - |
| Rahim in the Hindi language | ||
| रहीम | rahima | 96.94 |
| रहिम | rahima | 1.88 |
| राहिम | rahima | 0.23 |
| राहीम | rahima | 0.18 |
| ़रहीम | rahima | 0.02 |
| रहीम़ | rahima | 0.02 |
| ऱहीम | rahima | 0.01 |
| रारिम | rarima | 0 |
| रहीमा | rahima | 0 |
| रहिम़ | rahima | 0 |
| रमीम | ramima | 0 |
| रहीस | rahisa | 0 |
| रहीमू | rahimu | 0 |
| Rahim in the Bengali language | ||
| রহিম | rahima | 95.68 |
| রহীম | rahima | 2.97 |
| রহিম্ | rahim | 0.81 |
| রাহিম | rahima | 0.27 |
| রহিমা | rahima | 0.13 |
| Rahim in the Marathi language | ||
| रहीम | rahima | 83.33 |
| अरहीम | arahima | 8.44 |
| राहीम | rahima | 0.3 |
| अलीम | alima | 0.16 |
| अजीम | ajima | 0.14 |
| हीम | hima | 0.06 |
| आलीम | alima | 0.03 |
| रहीमा | rahima | 0.02 |
| रहीस | rahisa | 0.02 |
| नाही | nahi | 0.01 |
| रगी | ragi | 0.01 |
| रेहीम | rehima | 0.01 |
| रही | rahi | 0.01 |
| आजीम | ajima | 0.01 |
| रफी | raphi | 0.01 |
| रहील | rahila | 0.01 |
| असीम | asima | 0.01 |
| वहीम | vahima | 0.01 |
| शाही | sahi | 0.01 |
| रह | raha | 0.01 |
| रबी | rabi | 0.01 |
| शही | sahi | 0.01 |
| रकीम | rakima | 0 |
| आसीम | asima | 0 |
| माहीम | mahima | 0 |
| रजी | raji | 0 |
| अशीम | asima | 0 |
| राईम | ra'ima | 0 |
| अबीम | abima | 0 |
| ऱहीम | rahima | 0 |
| रहीसा | rahisa | 0 |
| अकीम | akima | 0 |
| राफी | raphi | 0 |
| रहोम | rahoma | 0 |
| सहीम | sahima | 0 |
| राहीन | rahina | 0 |
| नहीम | nahima | 0 |
| रहीब | rahiba | 0 |
| रानी | rani | 0 |
| जहीम | jahima | 0 |
| राहुं | rahum | 0 |
| कहीम | kahima | 0 |
| रहीन | rahina | 0 |
| रिहीम | rihima | 0 |
| राणी | rani | 0 |
| राहील | rahila | 0 |
| रदीम | radima | 0 |
| रहीद | rahida | 0 |
| Rahim in the Oriya language | ||
| ରହିମ | rahima | 78.93 |
| ରହିମ୍ | rahim | 16.9 |
| ରାହିମ | rahima | 1.2 |
| ରହୀମ | rahima | 1.03 |
| ରହି | rahi | 0.8 |
| ରାହିମ୍ | rahim | 0.23 |
| ରହିମା | rahima | 0.11 |
| ରହମ | rahama | 0.06 |
| ମହ | maha | 0.06 |
| ରାହିଲ୍ | rahil | 0.06 |
| ନୟିମ | nayima | 0.06 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 0.06 |
| Rahim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ | alrhym | 60 |
| ﺭﺣﻴﻢ | rhym | 30 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | abrahym | 10 |
| Rahim in the Arabic language | ||
| رحيَّم | rhyam | - |
| رحيِم | rhyim | - |
| رحيمّ | rhym | - |
| الرحيّم | alrhym | - |
| رحَيّم | rhaym | - |
| رحيمِّ | rhymi | - |
| رحيَم | rhyam | - |
| رحيّم | rhym | - |
| راحيم | rahym | - |
| الرحيم | alrhym | - |
| رحيم | rhym | - |
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