Riaka Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Riaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Riaka (229) may also be a first name.

Riaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riaka (Hindi: रिअका) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Riaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riaka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Riaka live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Riaka is also the 593,349th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 229 people.

Riaka is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Riaka is most frequent in: Namayingo District, where 71 percent are found, Busia District, where 14 percent are found and Kampala District, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 10 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rihaka9110/
Riakai916/
Riakah911/
Rijaka911/
Ryaka80261/
Riako80120/
Rioka8060/
Riaca807/
Riaki805/
Rjaka802/
Riake801/
Riooka732,986/
Riakhi73138/
Raioka7393/
Reioka7368/
Rajoka7361/
Riaski7330/
Rijaki7327/
Riacca7318/
Rjauka7311/
Riokas7310/
Rijaky739/
Rjaska737/
Rijako735/
Riazki733/
Riaker732/
Rioaki732/
Reakah732/
Ryaaka731/
Rioska731/
Riaqat731/
Ri'oka731/
Reacka730/
Riasky730/
Riashko67641/
Rehakka6748/
Riajski674/
Riascas673/
Rajjaka673/
Raihoka671/
Raiyake671/
Rajocka671/
Royyaka671/

Riaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riaka in the Hindi language
रिअकाri'aka-

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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 Riaka
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