Riau Surname
Approximately 627 people bear this surname
Riau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 221 | 1:598,413 | 47,561 |
| Spain | 137 | 1:341,256 | 19,726 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Solomon Islands | 29 | 1:20,001 | 3,902 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Riau (842) may also be a first name.
Riau Demographics
Average Riau Salary in
United States
$18,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Riau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Riau is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Riau is the 519,402nd most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. The surname Riau occurs predominantly in Asia, where 39 percent of Riau live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 281,229th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 842 people.
The surname Riau is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 598,413. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Riau, where 27 percent reside, Riau Islands, where 24 percent reside and Bangka Belitung Islands, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 22 percent reside and Egypt, where 19 percent reside.
Riau Last Name Statistics demography
Riau earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riaux | 89 | 699 | / |
| Riaud | 89 | 384 | / |
| Riaut | 89 | 4 | / |
| Riaou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Raiyau | 80 | 14 | / |
| Rijaou | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ryau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Riehaut | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ryaux | 67 | 36 | / |
| Riouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rziou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rioju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rioyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ryaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rioult | 60 | 1,479 | / |
| Rioust | 60 | 100 | / |
| Rățoiu | 60 | 89 | / |
| Reoaux | 60 | 10 | / |
| Ruiyou | 60 | 2 | / |
| Riojus | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rehayu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Riouss | 60 | 0 | / |
| Rujioiu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Ryou | 50 | 544 | / |
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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 Riau
- 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