Rahimov Surname

14,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Azerbaijan
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Rahimov Surname User-submission:

Rahimov is a Russified patronymic surname meaning 'son of Rahim'.

Rahimov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Azerbaijan30,7061:31460
Uzbekistan2,7211:11,3671,872
Tajikistan1,2921:6,491911
Russia9841:146,46716,984
Kazakhstan9511:18,5942,687
Turkmenistan2041:26,907584
Israel1511:56,6737,302
Bulgaria601:116,3156,867
Kyrgyzstan481:124,43014,143
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England101:5,571,806158,774
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Rähimov (11) & Răhimov (1) are calculated separately.

Rahimov (11) may also be a first name.

Rahimov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rahimov is a Russified patronymic surname meaning 'son of Rahim'.

- haffman97

Rahimov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rahimov (Georgian: რაჰიმოვ) occurs most in Azerbaijan. It may occur as a variant: Rähimov or Răhimov. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahimov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,934th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 195,429 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Rahimov reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Transcaucasia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

It is most widely held in Azerbaijan, where it is borne by 30,706 people, or 1 in 314. In Azerbaijan it is mostly concentrated in: Baku, where 21 percent are found, Sumqayit, where 3 percent are found and Ganja, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Azerbaijan it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Uzbekistan, where 7 percent are found and Tajikistan, where 3 percent are found.

Rahimov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (100%) in Kyrgyzstan, Muslim (100%) in Tajikistan and Muslim (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Rahimov surname are 15.49% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 62.26% registered with the political party.

Rahimov earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rähimov9511/
Răhimov951/
Rhahimov934/
Rahimmov931/
Rahitmov931/
Raahimov931/
Rahhimova881/
Rehimov861,469/
Rahimow8693/
Rahimof865/
Rahemov864/
Rahimoff80106/
Rahimowa8037/
Raemov7713/
Raemova717/
Rauymov711/

Rahimov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahimov in the Georgian language
რაჰიმოვrahimov66.67
რაჰიმოვიrahimovi33.33

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