Rahmu Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rahmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Rahmu (798) may also be a first name.

Rahmu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rahmu (Hindi: रह्मू) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahmu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,649,806th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Rahmu reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rahmu is also the 289,761st most frequently used forename globally, held by 798 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 75 percent are found, Zamfara, where 23 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 15 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahamu911,067/
Rahmou91494/
Rahmau9121/
Rahumu915/
Rahmuj911/
Rauhmu911/
Ramu8929,305/
Rahamou83350/
Rathmau831/
Rahmouh831/
Rahamau831/
Rahmoud831/
Ramus803,582/
Ramou801,053/
Ramuz80623/
Ramut80464/
Raimu80316/
Rammu80255/
Ramuś80199/
Ramud80170/
Ramau80113/
Ramui8086/
Raamu8057/
Ramgu8046/
Rasmu8034/
Ramhu8028/
Ramuu8027/
Ramuj8017/
Raumu8016/
Rhemu8016/
Raymu8014/
Rajmu809/
Ramuh807/
Ramuy805/
Rameu805/
Reamu803/
Ramup803/
Ramux803/
Rhamu802/
Rehmu802/
Ratmu801/
Raemu801/
Rahmoush7719/
Rahmouch7710/
Rahamouz772/
Rahamujt771/
Rrahamou771/
Rahamush771/
Rasmus732,815/
Rammou73720/
Ramoud73679/
Rasmut73634/
Ramous73376/
Ramaut73342/
Ramouz73174/
Ramaux73138/
Raymus7384/
Rahmoe7379/
Ramult7377/
Raimou7364/
Rammus7360/
Ramout7346/
Ramaud7345/
Raïmou7339/
Raimau7336/
Rajmus7329/
Rasmud7327/
Ramush7326/
Ramust7317/
Raumau7317/
Rammui7312/
Raimus7310/
Ratmus739/
Rameux737/
Rameus736/
Ramuch735/
Röhmuß734/
Ramahu733/
Ramutė733/
Hramus733/
Ramuid733/
Ramaus732/
Raymou732/
Rhamou732/
Ramusz732/
Ramaup731/
Reamus731/
Ramuit731/
Ramujh731/
Rasmuu731/
Rammuu731/
Raymut731/
Ramuiš731/
Ratmau731/
Raimui731/
Rammau731/
Raimut731/
Raimuz731/
Rasmui731/
Raîmou731/
Raumut731/
Röhmus731/
Raymud731/
Ramoux730/
Remu671,863/
Romu671,202/
Rammouz67155/
Ramoudt67119/
Ramault6760/
Rasmuss6748/
Raimaut6719/
Ramhult6716/
Reamous6714/
Raymous678/
Raymaud677/
Ramó676/
Raymoud674/
Rahamoo673/
Rammoud673/
Raymush672/
Rothmui671/
Ramuitz671/
Ratmush671/
Ramü671/
Rhomouz671/
Rammuha671/
Raymudd671/
Raymult671/
Rhammus671/
Rammudd671/
Ramudth671/

Rahmu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahmu in the Hindi language
रह्मूrahmu44.44
रहमूrahamu22.22
रहमुन्नrahamunna11.11
रहमुनrahamuna11.11
रहमुrahamu11.11

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rahmu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis