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
Rahim Shah (Marathi: रहीम) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahim Shah? popularity and diffusion
Rahim Shah is the 908,336th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. Rahim Shah is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rahim Shah reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
This last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 708,904. In Pakistan Rahim Shah is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 89 percent live, Sindh, where 10 percent live and Balochistan, where 0 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 10 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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