Rahum Surname

375,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Rahum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel5631:15,2002,270
Nepal2011:141,6962,496
India831:9,241,752184,052
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Rahum (258) may also be a first name.

Rahum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rahum (Hindi: रहूम, Marathi: रहुम, Oriya: ରହୁମ) is most common in Israel. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rahum.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 375,258th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,638,937 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rahum live; 59 percent live in West Asia and 59 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Rahum is also the 554,411th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 258 people.

The surname Rahum is most prevalent in Israel, where it is carried by 563 people, or 1 in 15,200. In Israel Rahum is most common in: Central District, where 36 percent are found, Northern District, where 28 percent are found and Southern District, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Israel this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 21 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahium918/
Rahm8925,153/
Raum893,165/
Rhum89145/
Raham804,033/
Reahm80196/
Raume80125/
Rhoum8090/
Rajum8084/
Rayum8059/
Hraum8029/
Rahym8017/
Rhumm8012/
Rohum8011/
Raahm8010/
Raihm807/
Rauem807/
Rahhm807/
Rhume805/
Rheum802/
Raumm802/
Rhuem801/
Rautm801/
Rathm801/
Rahîm801/
Rahmh801/
Raumt801/
Rahtm801/
Rhaum800/
Rahmm800/
Ram757,316,976/
Rum756,776/
Rahaim73628/
Rajoum73176/
Rayoum73129/
Rhaume7391/
Raheim7369/
Raihim7352/
Rahiam7316/
Raihom7313/
Rauyom7313/
Raiham737/
Rheume737/
Rayham737/
Rahaam736/
Rahamh736/
Rhoume735/
Rahyem733/
Raihem733/
Hraham732/
Rahiom732/
Rahjam732/
Rojahm732/
Rayume732/
Rahamm732/
Rahijm732/
Raheym731/
Rahyam731/
Rahyom731/
Roiahm731/
Rhahym731/
Rahjim731/
Raioum730/
Reeahm730/
Rayhom730/
Raam6737,348/
Ramm6715,127/
Rame679,380/
Rume678,902/
Ream678,351/
Raim673,361/
Reum671,727/
Ruhm67906/
Rumm67655/
Ørum67462/
Raym67398/
Roum67381/
Rhom67368/
Rajm67271/
Rasm67253/
Hram67227/
Rham67188/
Ramd67179/
Ruum67113/
Rühm67112/
Rram67111/
Raem67102/
Ramt67100/
Ruem6789/
Rayaume6766/
Ruim6747/
Råum6733/
Raiheem6732/
Rahmova6729/
Ramh6724/
Rusm6718/
Rrum6715/
Årum6715/
Hrum6713/
Raaheim6712/
Ramå679/
Raumova678/
Rahajam677/
Rahmová677/
Rgam676/
Ramø675/
Rzam674/
Ratm673/
Rahayem673/
Ramë673/
Royaume672/
Raïm672/
Rgum672/
Rahathm671/
Rahweem671/
Rahjiom671/
Raumová671/
Rumt671/
Raihame671/
Rajahme671/
Rumh671/
Raìm671/

Rahum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahum in the Oriya language
ରହୁମrahuma75
ରାହୁମrahuma25
Rahum in the Marathi language
रहुमrahuma57.14
राहुमrahuma21.43
रहूमrahuma7.14
अरहूमarahuma7.14
राहुलrahula7.14
Rahum in the Hindi language
रहूमrahuma50
रहुमrahuma50

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