Rahimu Surname
Approximately 512 people bear this surname
Rahimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 287 | 1:184,466 | 15,981 |
| Indonesia | 127 | 1:1,041,332 | 75,890 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rahimu (11,293) may also be a first name.
Rahimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rahimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rahimu (Hindi: रहीमु, Marathi: रिहमू, Oriya: ରହିମୁ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahimu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 605,571st most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Rahimu reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rahimu is also the 56,484th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 11,293 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 184,466. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Arusha Region, where 50 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 26 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 14 percent live. Not including Tanzania it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rahimu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rahimu in the Oriya language | ||
| ରହିମୁ | rahimu | - |
| Rahimu in the Marathi language | ||
| रिहमू | rihamu | 50 |
| रहीमु | rahimu | 27.27 |
| रिहमु | rihamu | 18.18 |
| राहीमू | rahimu | 4.55 |
| Rahimu in the Hindi language | ||
| रहीमु | rahimu | 47.76 |
| रहीमू | rahimu | 35.82 |
| रहिमु | rahimu | 8.96 |
| राहीमू | rahimu | 1.49 |
| रहीम | rahima | 1.49 |
| राहीमु | rahimu | 1.49 |
| रहिमू | rahimu | 1.49 |
| रहीमुन | rahimuna | 1.49 |
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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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- 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 Rahimu
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