Rahis Surname

67,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Rahis Surname User-submission:

This surname (in Arab: رئيس, raʾīs) means 'chief'.

Rahis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,7411:113,7917,410
Cameroon2471:84,08510,225
Algeria981:394,20033,870
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
France531:1,253,259128,888
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
England161:3,482,379114,324
Nepal161:1,780,0607,778
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Rahis (61,047) may also be a first name.

Rahis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname (in Arab: رئيس, raʾīs) means 'chief'.

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Rahis Last Name Facts

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

Rahis (Bengali: রহিশ, Hindi: रहीस, Marathi: रहीस, Oriya: ରହିସ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rahis is the 67,449th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 987,740 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Rahis reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 15,646th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 61,047 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 6,741 people, or 1 in 113,791. In India it is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 75 percent reside, Rajasthan, where 8 percent reside and Bihar, where 5 percent reside. Other than India it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahish912,885/
Rahiss9144/
Rahies9112/
Rajhois831/
Rajheis831/
Reais802,517/
Rahić80536/
Raeis80102/
Rohis8081/
Rahes8023/
Rauis8016/
Rehis808/
Roais807/
Rahič801/
Raois801/
Rahesh73910/
Raehse73131/
Rouais7321/
Rayies7314/
Raheys739/
Rohish737/
Rehish736/
Rojhis736/
Raaies736/
Raiyes735/
Reaish735/
Rohais733/
Raeeis733/
Raeish732/
Raijis732/
Rohise731/
Reahes731/
Raeths731/
Rahice731/
Rajhes731/
Raeiss731/
Reaise731/
Rajjis731/
Rhuies730/
Rauish730/
Rahess730/
Reaies730/
Raes677,880/
Rahiche67365/
Räis6738/
Raheich6729/
Reheish6727/
Rajhess671/
Rohaish671/
Régaisz671/
Rahessd671/
Rahayes671/
Rehuish670/
Rehheis670/

Rahis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahis in the Bengali language
রহিশrahisa-
Rahis in the Hindi language
रहीसrahisa98.38
रहिसrahisa1.1
रईसra'isa0.14
रहीशrahisa0.09
राहीसrahisa0.09
राहिसrahisa0.08
़रहीसrahisa0.02
रहीसाrahisa0.02
रहीस़rahisa0.01
रईशra'isa0.01
रहीजrahija0
राहसrahasa0
रइसेra'ise0
ऱहीसrahisa0
रहसrahasa0
रहीस्rahis0
Rahis in the Marathi language
रहीसrahisa84.46
राहीसrahisa3.8
रईसra'isa3.45
रहीमrahima0.69
रहीशाrahisa0.17
रहीशrahisa0.17
रासीrasi0.17
रहीसाrahisa0.17
रईशra'isa0.17
रइसra'isa0.17
रहसrahasa0.17
Rahis in the Oriya language
ରହିସrahisa65.22
ରହିସ୍rahis30.43
ରାହୀସrahisa2.17
ରାହିଓrahi'o2.17

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