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Where Does The Last Name Rasheed Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Rasheed (Dhivehi: ރަޝީދ‬, Hindi: रशीद, Marathi: रशीद, Oriya: ରଶୀଦ) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Ràsheed. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rasheed? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 784^th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,756 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Rasheed live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,149^th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 331,590 people.

This last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 501,924 people, or 1 in 356. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 55 percent are found, Sindh, where 20 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent are found. Other than Pakistan Rasheed occurs in 116 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Rasheed Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rasheed last name is principally Shiite (77%) in Lebanon and Muslim (85%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Rasheed surname are 5.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.98% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rasheed earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.87% less than the national average, earning 284,251 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.73% more than the national average, earning R 360,564 per year; in United States they earn 3.8% more than the national average, earning $44,789 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $52,504 CAD per year.