Riayaz Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Riayaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 29 | 1:6,160,134 | 36,715 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Riayaz (95) may also be a first name.
Riayaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riayaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Riayaz (Marathi: िरयाज) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Riayaz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riayaz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Riayaz is the 2,876,555th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Riayaz live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 95 people.
Riayaz is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,160,134. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 59 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 24 percent live and Sindh, where 14 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Riayaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Riayaz in the Marathi language | ||
| िरयाज | irayaja | - |
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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 Riayaz
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