Rehema Surname

20,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Rehema Surname User-submission:

Rehema is a Swahili surname meaning 'mercy'.

Rehema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo19,9621:3,701409
Kenya3,7941:12,1721,523
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
Uganda6261:62,3637,160
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
India81:95,883,173728,828
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Rehema (460,894) may also be a first name.

Rehema Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rehema is a Swahili surname meaning 'mercy'.

- knaibei

Rehema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rehema (Marathi: रेहेमा, Oriya: େରେହମା) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rehema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,070th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 267,453 people. The last name Rehema is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rehema are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,202nd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 460,894 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 19,962 people, or 1 in 3,701. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent live and Ethiopia, where 10 percent live.

Rehema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (97%) in Kenya.

Rehema earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $36,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rehemaa9223/
Rehemah9210/
Rrehema921/
Rhehema921/
Rehima8318,781/
Rahema833,309/
Rehama831,700/
Rohema83561/
Rehoma835/
Rehemo835/
Rihema833/
Reahma832/
Reohma831/
Raeema831/
Rohemah77627/
Rahemah7783/
Rohaema7735/
Rahemma7715/
Rehimma774/
Rejjema772/
Rehamma771/
Rehamah771/
Rehamaj771/
Rahemea771/
Riehmat771/
Rohemaa771/
Rehaima771/
Reoma73458/
Reuma7387/
Riema7355/
Ryema7310/
Rohaemah71274/
Reahaima711/
Rehijemo711/
Raheeema711/
Rhyheema711/
Rahima6794,447/
Rohima6710,744/
Riemma67835/
Reumay67245/
Raheemeea6772/
Reumai6752/
Rahemo6730/
Riemas679/
Riemat677/
Riemay676/
Riesma676/
Raohma674/
Rihima674/
Rehamo674/
Rietma673/
Rijema672/
Rihama672/
Rehomo671/
Rihoma671/
Raoema671/
Reaama671/
Rihemo671/
Riemau671/
Riemea670/

Rehema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rehema in the Marathi language
रेहेमाrehema-
Rehema in the Oriya language
େରେହମାerehama91.67
େରହମାerahama8.33

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