# Rahim (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rahim/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Arabic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,601 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,005 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 118,703 people |
| Change since 2000 | +40% (1,856 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Raheem |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَحِيم (raḥīm, “kind, compassionate”). The surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rahim in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 45% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 10% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rahim in Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Algeria.

## People named Rahim

- Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Soraya Rahim Sobhrang, Afghan politician, physician, and human rights activist
- Haifa Rahim, Algerian actress

## Similar surnames

Rahimi, Rahn, Ramm, Rahm, Rani, Rain, Rami, Ryan, Reyna, Romo, Rainey, Ramey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.