Rahiru Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Rahiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Rahiru (67) may also be a first name.

Rahiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rahiru has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Rahiru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rahiru is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Rahiru are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 67 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Rahiru exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahirou928/
Raheuru771/
Raeru731/
Rouairoux6711/
Raerup671/
Roșioru62160/
Raeraut628/
Reuru553/
Rouayroux5366/
Rouayrous5318/
Reueru50214/
Roerup5031/

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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 Rahiru
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