Rahimou Surname

482,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Rahimou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahimou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger5691:33,7291,868
Benin951:108,79612,203
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Rahimou (1,804) may also be a first name.

Rahimou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rahimou is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahimou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rahimou is the 482,070th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,546,376 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Rahimou are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 179,873rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,804 people.

Rahimou is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 569 people, or 1 in 33,729. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 47 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 35 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Niger Rahimou exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 14 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahimoue931/
Rahimo921,628/
Rahimu92512/
Rahimouhe881/
Raahimu864/
Rahimoh863/
Rahimoa863/
Rehimou861/
Rahemou861/
Rahimau861/
Rahimui861/
Rahimmo861/
Rahimoya801/
Rahimoia801/
Rahimost801/
Rahima7794,447/
Rahemo7730/
Rohimu7727/
Rahemu771/
Rehimu771/
Rahimah712,123/
Rahimaj7173/
Raiyemo7145/
Rahimae717/
Rahimai716/
Rahimma716/
Rahimaa713/
Rhahima712/
Rahyima712/
Rohimoh711/
Rahimey711/
Rahimei711/
Raemo6725/
Rahimaji677/
Reahaima671/
Roohaimo671/
Rrahimaj671/
Rahemoos671/
Rahemooh671/
Raheimae671/
Rahimiye671/
Raheemoo671/
Raemu671/

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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 Rahimou
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