Rahimzai Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Rahimzai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahimzai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2361:136,2423,061
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Rahimzai Last Name Facts

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

Rahimzai has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahimzai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rahimzai is the 885,573rd most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Rahimzai are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Rahimzai is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 136,242. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 59 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 24 percent are found and Logar, where 6 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 9 percent are found and Denmark, where 7 percent are found.

Rahimzai Last Name Statistics demography

Rahimzai earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 17.23% less than the national average, earning $41,122 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahimzaie948/
Rahimza938/
Rahimzah8878/
Rahimzei885/
Rahemzai881/
Rahimzadh822/
Raheimzad821/
Rahimzaeh821/
Rahimsa8011/
Rahimzy805/
Rahimsha7522/
Rahimshah713/
Rahimshaa711/
Rahenza671/
Rahinsa671/
Raemjai671/

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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 Rahimzai
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