Riaan Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Riaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Riaan (35,535) may also be a first name.
Riaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Riaan (Georgian: რიაან, Marathi: िरयान) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Riaan.
How Common Is The Last Name Riaan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Riaan is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Riaan live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 24,445th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 35,535 people.
This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Riaan is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 41 percent reside, Free State, where 23 percent reside and Gauteng, where 18 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Riaan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Riaan in the Georgian language | ||
| რიაან | riaan | - |
| Riaan in the Marathi language | ||
| िरयान | irayana | - |
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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 Riaan
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