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 Male Rahim Height
172.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Řahim. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rahim.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahim? popularity and diffusion
It is the 697th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,288 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Rahim live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rahim is also the 1,624th most numerous first name globally It is held by 609,330 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 205,830 people, or 1 in 774. Not including Bangladesh this surname exists 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 devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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 last name are 5.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.97% being registered to vote for 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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