Rahimi Surname

1,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rahimi Surname User-submission:

Rahimi (رحیمی) is an Iranian surname, from the name Rahim or adjective rahim and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'. It indicates patrimonial descent from a man named Rahim, which means 'merciful'.

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Rahimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran330,5041:23213
Afghanistan5,3991:5,955525
Morocco3,8171:9,0321,223
Nigeria2,3721:74,6815,345
United States2,3121:156,77316,025
Bahrain9551:1,412192
Malaysia9051:32,5902,756
Indonesia7981:165,72616,091
Pakistan7691:232,3075,380
Canada7421:49,6576,027
Sweden6381:15,4341,315
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Israel5831:14,6792,212
Germany5491:146,64017,654
Lebanon5441:10,3621,554
England4431:125,77412,588
Jordan4001:22,1063,151
Kosovo3461:5,381914
Yemen2821:93,7075,834
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Australia2301:117,37312,995
Netherlands2271:74,39312,605
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
France2171:306,09546,684
United Arab Emirates1871:48,9964,914
Denmark1651:34,2103,535
Palestine1561:29,1593,948
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Spain1471:318,04118,803
Belgium1271:90,52514,046
Qatar1151:20,5042,237
Norway1131:45,5076,510
Switzerland1011:81,3169,293
India981:7,827,198166,253
Thailand951:743,562121,778
Algeria851:454,48935,990
Austria851:100,18214,475
Italy791:774,13562,609
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Serbia611:117,1308,900
Finland511:107,77810,804
Turkey501:1,556,42859,823
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Benin431:240,36321,480
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
Tunisia411:14,8932,440
Azerbaijan401:241,2285,983
Tajikistan351:239,6202,085
Niger311:619,09715,317
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Albania191:153,37111,939
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Georgia121:312,12914,385
Bulgaria111:634,44625,919
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
China71:195,331,65210,124
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales71:442,07621,198
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Comoros11:749,524685
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Rahimi (49,081) may also be a first name.

Rahimi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rahimi (رحیمی) is an Iranian surname, from the name Rahim or adjective rahim and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'. It indicates patrimonial descent from a man named Rahim, which means 'merciful'.

- cazimi

The surname Rahimi derived from Rahim and means 'of Rahim'.

- adidasgrahami

The Rahimi surname means 'one who is merciful'.

- milad2073

Rahimi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rahimi (Arabic: رحيمى, Georgian: რაჰიმი, Hindi: रहीमी, Marathi: रिहमी, Oriya: ରହିମି) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahimi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,513th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 20,432 people. Rahimi is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Rahimi are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rahimi is also the 18,793rd most common first name on earth It is held by 49,081 people.

It is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 330,504 people, or 1 in 232. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 10 percent reside and Fars Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Iran Rahimi is found in 109 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside and Morocco, where 1 percent reside.

Rahimi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Rahimi are 0.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Rahimi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.27% less than the national average, earning 300,159 kr per year; in Peru they earn 70.93% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,134 per year; in South Africa they earn 137.13% more than the national average, earning R 563,520 per year; in United States they earn 23.78% more than the national average, earning $53,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.26% more than the national average, earning $59,251 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rrahimi92555/
Rahimie9240/
Rahimiz9211/
Hrahimi9210/
Rahimai926/
Rahimmi925/
Rahimii924/
Raahimi923/
Rahimis921/
Rahimui921/
Rahimei921/
Rhahimi921/
Rahimieh8622/
Rahimich865/
Rahiemiy861/
Rahimish861/
Rohimi831,716/
Rahemi83960/
Rahimy83615/
Rahime83277/
Rehimi83196/
Roaimi834/
Rauimi833/
Raeimi831/
Reaimi831/
Rohaimi77295/
Rahimaj7773/
Rahimeh7717/
Rahhemi7710/
Rohimih774/
Rahimoa773/
Rahemis773/
Raheami773/
Rahyima772/
Rohimie772/
Reheimi771/
Réhaimi771/
Rohimmi771/
Rahemiz771/
Raijimi771/
Rehimie771/
Rahimey771/
Rahimys771/
Raahemi771/
Raehime771/
Rahimme771/
Rahimmy771/
Raemi73216/
Rahahime717/
Rahimych713/
Reahaima711/
Rohaimie711/
Rohaimei711/
Rahimett711/
Rrahimaj711/
Rahimysh711/
Rhaheemi711/
Rouimi67772/
Rohemi67190/
Rehime6724/
Raheme6715/
Rahemy6715/
Raeemi679/
Rohime677/
Raehmisch675/
Roeimi675/
Rehemi675/
Roaima674/
Rauima674/
Rohimy672/
Rehimy672/
Raehme672/
Reaime671/
Rauimy671/
Raoime671/
Raeime671/

Rahimi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahimi in the Georgian language
რაჰიმიrahimi-
Rahimi in the Hindi language
रहीमीrahimi94.78
रहिमीrahimi4.31
रहीमिrahimi0.68
राहिमीrahimi0.23
Rahimi in the Marathi language
रिहमीrihami66.67
रहीमीrahimi22.22
अरहीमीarahimi11.11
Rahimi in the Oriya language
ରହିମିrahimi60
ରହିମୀrahimi20
ରହିମରrahimara10
ରହିମ୍rahim10
Rahimi in the Arabic language
رحيمىrhymy-
الرحيميalrhymy-
رحيميrhymy-

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