Last name الرشید (Al-Rashid 
, Alrshid 
, الرشید ) , globally, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname الرشید is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Kuwait, where it is quite a rare surname, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan. Much less frequently, الرشید is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Al-Rashid | Philippines, Malaysia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh |
| Alrshid | India, Saudi Arabia, Sudan |
| الرشید | Sudan |
| Ar-Rashid | Bangladesh, Philippines, Malaysia, United States |
| عبد الرشید Pakistani judge (1889-1981), PK (b. 1889) |
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میاں محمود الرشید politician in Pakistan, PK (b. 1954) |
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| راؤ عبد الرشید former IGP-Punjab Pakistan, PK (b. 1926) |
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| عزیز الرشید PK (b. 1945) |
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