Riau Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Riau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2211:598,41347,561
Spain1371:341,25619,726
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Solomon Islands291:20,0013,902
France271:2,460,101186,232
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Riau (842) may also be a first name.

Riau Last Name Facts

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

Riau is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riau is the 519,402nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. The last name Riau is mostly found in Asia, where 39 percent of Riau live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Riau is also the 281,229th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 842 people.

The last name Riau is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 598,413. In Indonesia Riau is most prevalent in: Riau, where 27 percent live, Riau Islands, where 24 percent live and Bangka Belitung Islands, where 5 percent live. Apart from Indonesia it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 22 percent live and Egypt, where 19 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riaux89699/
Riaud89384/
Riaut894/
Riaou891/
Raiyau8014/
Rijaou8010/
Ryau751/
Riehaut730/
Ryaux6736/
Riouh672/
Rziou671/
Rioju671/
Rioyu671/
Ryaud671/
Rhiou671/
Riouz671/
Rioult601,479/
Rioust60100/
Rățoiu6089/
Reoaux6010/
Ruiyou602/
Riojus601/
Rehayu601/
Riouss600/
Rujioiu552/
Ryou50544/

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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
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