Rahm Surname

21,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Rahm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan8,3361:3,857400
Iraq4,3231:8,101676
Germany3,4961:23,0283,050
United States2,3491:154,30415,809
Sweden1,3551:7,267670
Iran1,2441:61,7226,618
Malaysia1,0621:27,7722,434
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Switzerland5171:15,8862,603
Austria4771:17,8522,741
Pakistan2701:661,64410,198
India2531:3,031,87990,560
France1831:362,96654,247
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
Denmark621:91,0448,699
Norway561:91,82712,640
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Finland351:157,04914,263
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Estonia231:57,47010,794
England201:2,785,90397,972
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3161:158,92014,556

Rahm (15,272) may also be a first name.

Rahm Last Name Facts

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

Rahm (Arabic: راحم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺣﻤﻪ, Hindi: राहम, Marathi: रहीम) is most common in Afghanistan. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rahm is the 21,638th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 289,729 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Rahm live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 45,826th most numerous first name in the world, held by 15,272 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 8,336 people, or 1 in 3,857. In Afghanistan Rahm is mostly concentrated in: Kabul, where 16 percent live, Baghlan, where 12 percent live and Badakhshan, where 11 percent live. Other than Afghanistan this surname occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

Rahm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rahm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rahm surname increased 743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rahm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Rahm last name are 13.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.22% registered with the party.

The amount Rahm earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning 357,531 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $45,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $52,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raham894,033/
Rahum89954/
Rahym8917/
Raahm8910/
Raihm897/
Rahhm897/
Rathm891/
Rahîm891/
Rahmh891/
Rahtm891/
Rahmm890/
Ram867,316,976/
Rahaim80628/
Raheim8069/
Rahaam806/
Rahamh806/
Hraham802/
Rahamm802/
Rahijm802/
Raheym801/
Rhahym801/
Raam7537,348/
Ramm7515,127/
Rame759,380/
Ream758,351/
Rohm755,411/
Raim753,361/
Raum753,165/
Raym75398/
Rhom75368/
Rajm75271/
Rasm75253/
Hram75227/
Rham75188/
Ramd75179/
Rram75111/
Ramt75100/
Ramh7524/
Ramå759/
Rgam756/
Ramø755/
Rzam754/
Ratm753/
Ramë753/
Raïm752/
Raìm751/
Rahmova7329/
Raaheim7312/
Rahmová737/
Rahathm731/
Rayme672,607/
Ramme671,940/
Rhame67995/
Rasme67836/
Rhome67699/
Raime67606/
Rahymova67329/
Reame67316/
Rheam67231/
Rohym67185/
Rhaim67178/
Raume67125/
Hramm67121/
Reihm6798/
Rhoum6790/
Rheim6760/
Ramdh6743/
Rhamh6742/
Hraum6729/
Raame6717/
Hraym6714/
Hraim6712/
Rohum6711/
Raaim677/
Hrame676/
Rhaym676/
Rhamt675/
Ra'am675/
Rajmd674/
Rahymowa674/
Rrame674/
Raamm673/
Rheum672/
Rhamm672/
Raumm672/
Raãœm672/
Rambp671/
Rahammdh671/
Raajm671/
Rhamd671/
Rhoom671/
Rautm671/
Ramhe671/
Raumt671/
Hraam671/
Rothm671/
Reamt671/
Ramhh671/
Rahaymeh671/
Raism671/
Geeraham671/
Hhram671/
Rhaum670/
Rohhm670/
Rream670/

Rahm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahm in the Marathi language
रहीमrahima-
Rahm in the Hindi language
राहमrahama75
रहमrahama25
Rahm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﺣﻤﻪrhmh50
ﺭﺣﻢrhm50
Rahm in the Arabic language
راحمrahm-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rahm
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