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 surname Rahmu (Hindi: रह्मू) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahmu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,649,806th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Rahmu occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Rahmu reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 289,761st most widely held first name internationally, held by 798 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria Rahmu is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 75 percent are found, Zamfara, where 23 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common 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

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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 Rahmu
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