Where Does The Last Name Riayaz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Riayaz (Marathi: िरयाज) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riayaz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,876,555^th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Riayaz occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Riayaz reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 974,243^rd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 95 people.

This last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,160,134. In Pakistan Riayaz is most frequent in: Punjab, where 59 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 24 percent are found and Sindh, where 14 percent are found. Not including Pakistan Riayaz exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.