Rehima Surname

28,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Rehima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rehima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia18,6741:5,224831
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
India141:54,790,384527,769
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rehima (3,302) may also be a first name.

Rehima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rehima (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺣﻴﻤﻪ, Hindi: रेहिमा, Marathi: रेिहमा, Oriya: େରହିମା) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rehima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rehima is the 28,596th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 388,028 people. Rehima is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rehima reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 124,478th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 3,302 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 18,674 people, or 1 in 5,224. Other than Ethiopia it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rehimma924/
Rehaima921/
Reahaima861/
Rahima8394,447/
Rehema8327,248/
Rohima8310,744/
Rihima834/
Rohimah7733,807/
Rahimah772,123/
Rahimaj7773/
Rehemaa7723/
Rihimah7722/
Rihimat7711/
Rehemah7710/
Rohimay778/
Rohimma776/
Rahimai776/
Rahimma776/
Rohaima775/
Rohimaa774/
Rahimaa773/
Rhahima772/
Rahyima772/
Rahimau771/
Riehmat771/
Rhehema771/
Rrehema771/
Rehimou771/
Rhiyoma771/
Reuma7387/
Riema7355/
Riima7355/
Ryema7310/
Riyma734/
Rohimmah7140/
Rhohimah7122/
Rohaimah712/
Rrahimaj711/
Rehijemo711/
Rahema673,309/
Rahimo671,628/
Riemma67835/
Rohema67561/
Reumay67245/
Reimão67126/
Riimaa6757/
Reumai6752/
Riemas679/
Riisma678/
Riemat677/
Riemay676/
Rijmah676/
Riesma676/
Rehemo675/
Roaima674/
Rietma673/
Rihema673/
Rijema672/
Rijima672/
Ryitma672/
Riyoma671/
Riemau671/
Raeema671/
Riemea670/

Rehima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rehima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﺣﻴﻤﻪrhymh-
Rehima in the Oriya language
େରହିମାerahima-
Rehima in the Hindi language
रेहिमाrehima66.67
रेहीमाrehima33.33
Rehima in the Marathi language
रेिहमाreihama50
रेहीमाrehima50

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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 Rehima
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