How common is the surname Rahim?

2,601 people in the United States had the surname Rahim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,703 Americans. It ranked 12,005th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rahim?

Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladeshi cricketer, followed by Soraya Rahim Sobhrang.

Where is the surname Rahim most common?

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

Is the surname Rahim getting more or less common?

More common. 1,856 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,601 in 2010, up 40%.

Is Rahim also a first name?

Yes. Rahim is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Rahim

An Arabic surname, carried by 2,601 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rahim is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

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

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,601 people named Rahim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,703 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,856.

#12,005

rank among US surnames

2,601

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+40.1%

change since 2000 (was #14,689)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,998	Byram	2,603	118,611
#12,003	Ehlert	2,602	118,657
#12,005	Jaber	2,601	118,703
#12,009	Donlon	2,600	118,748
#12,012	Szeto	2,599	118,794

Who is named Rahim

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

45% of people named Rahim identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 20% as white (not Hispanic).

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Rahims

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mushfiqur Rahim
Bangladeshi cricketer, born 1987
Soraya Rahim Sobhrang
Afghan politician, physician, and human rights activist, born 1958
Haifa Rahim
Algerian actress

Notable Rahims come mostly from Bangladesh (1), Afghanistan (1) and Algeria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Raheem

Surnames that sound like Rahim

Rahim has the Soundex code R500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R500.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rahim come from?: Borrowed from Arabic رَحِيم (raḥīm, “kind, compassionate”). The surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh.
How common is the surname Rahim?: 2,601 people in the United States had the surname Rahim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,703 Americans. It ranked 12,005th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rahim?: In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Rahim identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rahim?: Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladeshi cricketer, followed by Soraya Rahim Sobhrang.
Where is the surname Rahim most common?: Wikidata records people named Rahim in Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Algeria.
Is the surname Rahim getting more or less common?: More common. 1,856 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,601 in 2010, up 40%.
What are other spellings of Rahim?: Raheem.
Is Rahim also a first name?: Yes. Rahim is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.