Rh Surname

96,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,8611:26,8383,306
Indonesia1,5981:82,7598,736
India3711:2,067,56270,211
Pakistan881:2,030,04419,416
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
China51:273,464,31313,838
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Rh (2,095) may also be a first name.

Rh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rh is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 96,211th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,473,720 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rh live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rh is also the 164,416th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 2,095 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 2,861 people, or 1 in 26,838. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent are found, Fars Province, where 14 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Iran Rh is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 32 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhe80155/
Hrh8081/
Rht8032/
Rdh8030/
Rhd8018/
Rrh8015/
Rhp8010/
Rhr809/
Rzh809/
Rhh807/
Rph806/
Røh801/
R677,531/
Rőth67268/
Hrhp6748/
Rådh6748/
Rhpp6742/
Rhrh673/
Rrhe673/
Rhth672/
Årdh672/
Råhs672/
Hrht672/
Hrrh672/
Hrzh672/
Rhht672/
Rhjs672/
Rrrh672/
Rrth672/
Rthd671/
Rphh671/
Rrht671/
Rrzh671/
Rødh671/
Røhe671/
Rshs671/
Rshz671/
Rhbp671/
Rbhp671/
Hhrh671/
Hrdh671/
Rhtt671/
Rhtd671/
Rhrr671/
Rhrp671/
Rhpf671/
Rhzz671/
Rhdd671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rh
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