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    The surname Rehman

    A surname, carried by 3,311 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R550

    Rehman: #9,784 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rehman #9,784, 3,311 people Rehman: #9,784 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rehman #9,784, 3,311 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rehman is more common than 94% of them.

    Origin

    A surname. Alternative form of Rahman.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,311 people named Rehman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,248 Americans. That is up 67% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,985.

    #9,784
    rank among US surnames
    3,311
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +66.8%
    change since 2000 (was #13,943)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,778Shenk3,31493,164
    #9,780Polak3,31393,192
    #9,783Stagg3,31293,220
    #9,784Yowell3,31193,248
    #9,786Loughlin3,30993,305
    #9,788Chico3,30893,333

    Who is named Rehman

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

    81% of people named Rehman identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 13% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 81%
    • White (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Two or more races 3.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rehman

    Rehman has the Soundex code R550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R550.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Rehman?
    3,311 people in the United States had the surname Rehman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,248 Americans. It ranked 9,784th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rehman?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Rehman identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 13% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Rehman getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,985 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,311 in 2010, up 67%.