Riar Surname

246,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Riar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6361:1,206,07848,352
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Canada2251:163,75816,499
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
England631:884,41445,970
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Estonia81:165,22626,217
France81:8,302,840321,660
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Riar (73) may also be a first name.

Riar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riar (Marathi: रीअर, Oriya: ରିଆର, Russian: Риар) has its highest incidence in India. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riar is the 246,537th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,518,007 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Riar live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 39 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 73 people.

The last name Riar is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 636 people, or 1 in 1,206,078. In India Riar is mostly found in: Punjab, where 75 percent live, Maharashtra, where 12 percent live and Chandigarh, where 2 percent live. Barring India it is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Riar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riar last name grew 1,673 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riar last name are 35.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning $49,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.6% more than the national average, earning $57,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riard89508/
Rihar89421/
Riart89349/
Riarh89121/
Rijar8921/
Riare8918/
Riatr898/
Riaar895/
Riear893/
Hriar891/
Rhiar891/
Rriar890/
Rihard80123/
Rihart8013/
Hrihar8010/
Rihare809/
Ruhiar809/
Rijard806/
Rajiar806/
Raiyar804/
Rugiar803/
Reiyar803/
Raijar802/
Rijhar802/
Rijgar802/
Rijasr801/
Rhiard800/
Ragiar800/
Rear751,246/
Rior7531/
Ryar753/
Rijaard7326/
Rujiart735/
Riharth731/
Riheard731/
Rhihard730/
Riheart730/
Rehar67463/
Rajor67414/
Rayor6747/
Reahr6739/
Riord6724/
Rhear6724/
Ryard6717/
Reear6716/
Rihor6715/
Rijor6712/
Hrior677/
Raior673/
Rahagiar672/
Riore672/
Reihhart672/
Geerihar671/
Riort671/
Hryar671/
Rèard671/
Réard671/
Rhyar671/
Reaur671/
Reaor670/
Rrior670/

Riar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riar in the Oriya language
ରିଆରri'ara-
Riar in the Marathi language
रीअरri'ara66.67
रियारriyara16.67
रीयारriyara16.67
Riar in the Russian language
Риарriar-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riar
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