Riari Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Riari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Riari (16) may also be a first name.

Riari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riari is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riari? popularity and diffusion

Riari is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Riari live; 48 percent live in Oceania Islands and 48 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Riari is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East New Britain, where 92 percent live and Bougainville, where 8 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 36 percent live and Niger, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Riario9151/
Rijari914/
Riarie911/
Rijasri8310/
Rijauri833/
Rogiari831/
Rijario831/
Riara8055/
Riare8018/
Ryari806/
Riori805/
Reari804/
Reeari7383/
Rihara7347/
Rieara7330/
Riorio7327/
Rihare739/
Rijori733/
Rihári732/
Rioroi731/
Rihhori67194/
Rajjari67125/
Raiyara677/
Rajgari676/
Rijaura676/
Rihairy674/
Rujiarj671/
Rujjari671/
Riaraha671/
Rajhari671/
Rijoriy671/
Rajiary671/

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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
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  • 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 Riari
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