Al Riyashi Surname

36,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Riyashi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Riyashi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen11,0701:2,387367
Lebanon2,4581:2,293433
Jordan6741:13,1192,243
Palestine1051:43,3224,780
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Israel31:2,852,545113,505

Al Riyashi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Riyashi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al Riyashi is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Riyashi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,814th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 508,765 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Riyashi reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is held by 11,070 people, or 1 in 2,387. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Ibb Governorate, where 26 percent live, Al Bayda Governorate, where 21 percent live and Taiz Governorate, where 15 percent live. Other than Yemen this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 17 percent live and Jordan, where 5 percent live.

Al Riyashi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Al Riyashi last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (95%) in Lebanon.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Riyashi
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