Riain Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Riain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:204,7368,142
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Riain (43) may also be a first name.

Riain Last Name Facts

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

Riain occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riain? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riain is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Riain reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles. Riain is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 43 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 204,736. In Ireland Riain is most common in: Leinster, where 91 percent are found and Connaught, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Ireland this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Riain Last Name Statistics demography

Riain earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riahin918/
Riaine912/
Raiyain8346/
Reain8090/
Ryain808/
Riaim802/
Riaen801/
Rijaen736/
Rheain730/
Reayin730/
Rjahina672/
Riaheen671/
Rehayin671/
Rayyahin6220/
Roijaeng621/
Rojhahin621/
Rehaen5521/
Reahen550/
Rojhaen501/
Ryaheen501/
Rayyaim501/
Ryoyine501/
Rehayen501/

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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 Riain
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