Ri Surname

164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,363,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Korea
Highest density in:
North Korea

Ri Surname User-submission:

Some Korean Yi families trace their origins back to China. The founder of the Choson Kingdom, or Yi Dynasty, Yi Song-gye, was a member of the Yi clan from Chonju. This clan ruled the Korean peninsula from 1392 to 1910. Chinese: from an area named Yi, probably from Yi county in Hebei province.

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Ri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Korea3,280,1331:82
India38,5111:19,9181,548
Cambodia24,0991:643169
Japan8,5331:14,9821,855
Myanmar4,4611:11,643309
Indonesia1,4101:93,7949,794
Pakistan8111:220,2765,207
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Vietnam7201:128,675810
Taiwan6111:38,371456
Malaysia5181:56,9394,339
United States3391:1,069,20077,954
China3281:4,168,663429
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Singapore1671:32,9801,213
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
United Arab Emirates1061:86,4377,875
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
France301:2,214,091176,965
Algeria291:1,332,12242,733
Australia281:964,13257,058
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
South Korea211:2,440,012510
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Qatar191:124,10514,725
England181:3,095,448105,421
Kyrgyzstan171:351,33329,728
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Albania61:485,67618,535
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Ri (86,028) may also be a first name.

Ri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Some Korean Yi families trace their origins back to China. The founder of the Choson Kingdom, or Yi Dynasty, Yi Song-gye, was a member of the Yi clan from Chonju. This clan ruled the Korean peninsula from 1392 to 1910. Chinese: from an area named Yi, probably from Yi county in Hebei province.

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Ri Last Name Facts

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

Ri (Bengali: রি, Hindi: री, Marathi: री, Oriya: ରି) has its highest incidence in North Korea. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ri is the 164th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,167 people. Ri is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ri live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 11,631st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 86,028 people.

The last name Ri is most numerous in North Korea, where it is held by 3,280,133 people, or 1 in 8. Outside of North Korea Ri occurs in 108 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside and Cambodia, where 1 percent reside.

Ri Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ri has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ri surname increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ri surname is predominantly Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Ri are 24.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ri earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $46,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $51,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rai801,571,046/
Rui80188,628/
Rio8039,838/
Roi8026,916/
Rit8015,332/
Rei8011,776/
Riz807,032/
Ris803,439/
Rih803,211/
Őri802,850/
Rid801,312/
Rip801,198/
Riy801,112/
Ryi80991/
Rie80932/
Riß80490/
Rri80459/
Rhi80455/
Rii80324/
Rij80177/
Hri8098/
Rzi8035/
Rgi8023/
Riš8023/
Riț804/
Réi801/
Riç801/
Rái801/
Ruiz672,755,967/
Reis67532,180/
Reid67345,075/
Rais6797,295/
Rich6792,348/
Rait6732,258/
Rois6712,000/
Raiz6711,945/
Raia6710,746/
Rist6710,410/
Ruis679,023/
Raid675,082/
Ritt674,502/
Ripp674,281/
Rish674,005/
Riss673,943/
Roiz673,068/
Ridd671,864/
Reih671,362/
Reiz671,255/
Raai671,162/
Rihs671,117/
Raić67960/
Reit67909/
Riea67825/
Raih67817/
Hrai67569/
Reip67513/
Raip67432/
Hriz67393/
Roih67357/
Roit67333/
Raiß67326/
Ruit67317/
Régi67270/
Hriň67243/
Roip67240/
Reić67238/
Rhie67227/
Roid67227/
Raij67215/
Rhis67210/
Hrui67199/
Reij67193/
Rije67168/
Ruid67144/
Roij67129/
Rhit67126/
Rizz67123/
Raiy67113/
Hrit67109/
Roić6799/
Ruip6788/
Roiß6778/
Rzai6775/
Hrei6754/
Rieh6752/
Riey6745/
Roiy6743/
Rioa6741/
Rihe6738/
Ruih6736/
Risø6732/
Róis6729/
Hris6727/
Rhio6723/
Ruiß6722/
Rioy6720/
Hrid6720/
Rhei6718/
Ruij6718/
Hryi6718/
Ridt6717/
Risp6717/
Hriš6716/
Hrip6714/
Rhai6713/
R'Ai6712/
Ridh6712/
Rrai6710/
Røri6710/
Rišš677/
Røis676/
Øris675/
Ruiy675/
Rêis675/
Riås675/
Rizt674/
Rihz674/
Hriț674/
Riej673/
Hriy672/
Rhih672/
Rhii672/
Rioj672/
Róiz672/
Réis672/
Rijd672/
Rizs672/
Rihh672/
Rhid672/
Rhiz672/
Rhoi672/
Rhui672/
Ritp672/
Hëri672/
Rgai672/
Rijh672/
Riph672/
Rris671/
Riht671/
Hrgi671/
Rëiz671/
Ribp671/
Ráis671/
Håri671/
Årid671/
Åris671/
Rioâ671/
Rioã671/
Rhhi671/
Ri'e671/
Ruič671/
D'Ri671/
Rzie671/
Rziy671/
Rzoi671/
Rrri671/
Rryi671/
Rihp671/
Rijj671/
Rijp671/
Rhij671/
Rizp671/
Hroi671/
Hrri671/
Hrzi671/
Hrie670/
Risd670/

Ri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ri in the Marathi language
रीri-
Ri in the Hindi language
रीri93.38
रिri0.86
षिsi0.12
तुtu0.09
ड़ीri0.03
्रीri0.03
षीsi0.02
ृीri0.01
िष्is0.01
रि़ri0.01
जीji0.01
Ri in the Bengali language
রিri84
রীri16
Ri in the Oriya language
ରିri50
ରୀri42.86
ସିsi7.14

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