Rahmatu Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rahmatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahmatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1981:894,66038,889
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Rahmatu (11,000) may also be a first name.

Rahmatu Last Name Facts

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

Rahmatu (Hindi: रहमतू, Marathi: रहमतु) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahmatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 933,049th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Rahmatu reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rahmatu is also the 57,465th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 11,000 people.

Rahmatu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 894,660. In Nigeria Rahmatu is most common in: Niger, where 32 percent live, Sokoto, where 12 percent live and Nasarawa, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rahmatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahmatu in the Marathi language
रहमतुrahamatu-
Rahmatu in the Hindi language
रहमतूrahamatu50
रहमतुनrahamatuna50

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