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 surname Riari is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riari? popularity and diffusion

Riari is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Riari is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Riari reside; 48 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 48 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Riari is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 92 percent reside and Bougainville, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Riari is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 36 percent reside and Niger, where 12 percent reside.

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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