Rahim Shah Surname
Approximately 293 people bear this surname
Rahim Shah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 252 | 1:708,904 | 10,617 |
| Afghanistan | 28 | 1:1,148,328 | 10,363 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Rahim Shah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rahim Shah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rahim Shah (Marathi: रहीम) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rahim Shah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahim Shah? popularity and diffusion
Rahim Shah is the 908,336th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rahim Shah reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The last name Rahim Shah is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 708,904. In Pakistan Rahim Shah is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 89 percent reside, Sindh, where 10 percent reside and Balochistan, where 0 percent reside. Other than Pakistan Rahim Shah is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahimshah | 95 | 3 | / |
| Rahem Shah | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rahimashah | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rahimsha | 89 | 22 | / |
| Raheem Shah | 86 | 74 | / |
| Rahemu Shah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rahim She | 84 | 8 | / |
| Rahimasha | 84 | 4 | / |
| Rahamshah | 84 | 2 | / |
| Rahimshaa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Raheemshah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rahemashah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rahima She | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rahimush | 78 | 9 | / |
| Rahimysh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rahimish | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rahimahsheh | 76 | 1 | / |
| Ruhimisha | 74 | 4 | / |
| Rehimush | 67 | 36 | / |
| Rahamush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rehemush | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rehamush | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rehamushe | 53 | 1 | / |
Rahim Shah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rahim Shah in the Marathi language | ||
| रहीम | rahima | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Rahim Shah
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