Riang'a Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Riang'a Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 150 | 1:307,866 | 19,317 |
Riang'a (123) may also be a first name.
Riang'a Demographics
Riang'a Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Riang'a Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riang'a Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Riang'a is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Riang'a? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,434,893rd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Riang'a reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 840,349th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 123 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 307,866. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 51 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 41 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside.
Riang'a Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rianga | 92 | 377 | / |
| Riangha | 86 | 331 | / |
| Riangga | 86 | 150 | / |
| Riasnga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Riangau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Riaga | 83 | 599 | / |
| Ryanga | 77 | 11 | / |
| Riangi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Riango | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rionga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riagah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riange | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riagoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riagea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riagas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rieaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ri'angi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Riaggah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Reangha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rianggi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Royiaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Riagaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rijagaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ryaga | 67 | 299 | / |
| Reaga | 67 | 96 | / |
| Riago | 67 | 23 | / |
| Riamngee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roijonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajganga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Riang'a
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis