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
Riaan (Georgian: რიაან, Marathi: िरयान) is most common in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riaan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Riaan is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name 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 frequently used forename in the world, borne by 35,535 people.
It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Riaan is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 41 percent are found, Free State, where 23 percent are found and Gauteng, where 18 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
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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