Rahmaan Surname
Approximately 1,895 people bear this surname
Rahmaan Surname User-submission:
Usually a surname indicating a person from a Muslim background and literally meaning 'merciful' in Arabic. Often this surname is the shortened form of Abd-ArRahman (Arabic) lit. 'Slave/Servant of the Most Merciful' ('Most Merciful' indicating the Islamic God Allah).
Read More About This SurnameRahmaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| India | 401 | 1:1,912,881 | 66,545 |
| United States | 336 | 1:1,078,747 | 78,479 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Pakistan | 177 | 1:1,009,287 | 13,056 |
| Indonesia | 77 | 1:1,717,522 | 111,746 |
| Maldives | 42 | 1:9,623 | 768 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Rahmaan (2,110) may also be a first name.
Rahmaan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Usually a surname indicating a person from a Muslim background and literally meaning 'merciful' in Arabic. Often this surname is the shortened form of Abd-ArRahman (Arabic) lit. 'Slave/Servant of the Most Merciful' ('Most Merciful' indicating the Islamic God Allah).
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Rahmaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rahmaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rahmaan (Hindi: रहमान, Marathi: रहमान, Oriya: ରହମାନ) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahmaan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 216,529th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,845,671 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Rahmaan reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Rahmaan is also the 163,694th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 2,110 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Outside of Bangladesh it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.
Rahmaan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rahmaan surname are 1.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.76% registered with the party.
The amount Rahmaan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.55% less than the national average, earning $35,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $49,782 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rahmaan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmaan in the Hindi language | ||
| रहमान | rahamana | - |
| Rahmaan in the Oriya language | ||
| ରହମାନ | rahamana | - |
| Rahmaan in the Marathi language | ||
| रहमान | rahamana | 87.5 |
| रहमानान | rahamanana | 12.5 |
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