O'Riada Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Riada Surname User-submission:

An Irish king, Conn of a Thousand Battles split his kingdom among his three sons. One son, Cairbre Riada removed with his people to Scotland, to the Dalriada region (Riada's Portion).

O'Riada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ó'ríada (1) are calculated separately.

O'Riada Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Irish king, Conn of a Thousand Battles split his kingdom among his three sons. One son, Cairbre Riada removed with his people to Scotland, to the Dalriada region (Riada's Portion).

- dreidy53

O'Riada Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Riada Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Riada is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Ó'ríada. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Riada? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. O'Riada occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of O'Riada are found; 63 percent are found in Australasia and 63 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,399,140. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 25 percent are found and China, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oriada92929/
Ó'ríada901/
Oriadha868/
Ouriada861/
Gorijada801/
Oriade777,547/
Ariada77430/
Oriadi77129/
Oryada7762/
Orjada7749/
Eriada7719/
Oriado776/
Auriada71274/
Arriada71169/
Ariadad716/
Otryada716/
Osriadi713/
Goriade713/
Otriadi712/
Orriade712/
O'Ready712/
Horioda711/
Ariadha711/
Ariadai711/
Hariada711/
Oreadea711/
Horijadi674/
Ariadaha673/
Orijadje671/

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