as a Last Name
- 13,256
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Rahman
Meaning & Origins
Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic raḥmān ‘most gracious’, usually forming part of a compound name such as ῾Abd ur-Raḥmān ‘servant of the Most Gracious’. ur-Raḥmān (al-Rahman) ‘the Most Gracious’ is an attribute of Allah. ῾Abd ur-Raḥmān ibn ῾Awf was one of the Companions to whom the Prophet Muhammad gave the good news of entering into paradise. This name is widespread throughout the Muslim world.
| 2,747th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 13,256
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New York
- has the most people named Rahman per capita
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