Rahiyan Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rahiyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahiyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran641:1,199,72751,798
India291:26,450,530346,896

Rahiyan (180) may also be a first name.

Rahiyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rahiyan (Hindi: रहियान, Marathi: रिहयान) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahiyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,931,261st most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rahiyan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rahiyan is also the 679,247th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 180 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 1,199,727. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 28 percent reside, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 23 percent reside and Kerman Province, where 22 percent reside. Beside Iran this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rahiyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahiyan in the Marathi language
रिहयानrihayana-
Rahiyan in the Hindi language
रहियानrahiyana68.75
रहीयानrahiyana12.5
रहीयांrahiyam6.25
रहियांrahiyam6.25
रहीयनrahiyana3.13
रहियनrahiyana3.13

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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
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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 Rahiyan
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