Riag Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Riag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2091:184,84022,699
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Riag (20) may also be a first name.

Riag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riag occurs most in Algeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Riag.

How Common Is The Last Name Riag? popularity and diffusion

Riag is the 1,115,011th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. The last name Riag occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Riag reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 184,840. In Algeria Riag is primarily found in: Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 51 percent reside, Aïn Defla Province, where 49 percent reside and Chlef Province, where 0 percent reside. Not including Algeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.

Riag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riag has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riag last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riaqg891/
Rieag891/
Riague809/
Riehag804/
Riak7568,650/
Riac7542/
Riog7530/
Riax7510/
Reag756/
Riaq751/
Ryag751/
Rahijag731/
Reagh67472/
Rijac67150/
Rijak6763/
Rehag6744/
Rihak6730/
Rajog6719/
Riazc6711/
Ryhag6710/
Rayog673/
Riazx673/
Riaak673/
Riazq672/
Riaqz672/
Riňak672/
Riľak672/
Riakh671/
Riazk671/
Riaqe671/
Riake671/
Riaks670/
Reagg670/
Riack670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Riag
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