Richao Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Niger

Richao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Richao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Richao (11,525) may also be a first name.

Richao Last Name Facts

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

Richao is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Richao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Richao is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Richao are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 55,691st most commonly held forename globally, borne by 11,525 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio Grande do Norte, where 100 percent reside. Barring Brazil Richao exists in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Richaou928/
Ruichao925/
Richaod921/
Ricao913,080/
Rizhao836/
Ruchao832/
Ricaho831/
Richoa831/
Raikhao7733/
Rychaho774/
Reicheo772/
Ritcoha771/
Recao7344/
Rizao737/
Risao733/
Ricoa732/
Ricaó732/
Ritchoho71378/
Rychahou712/
Rissao6775/
Raisao6711/
Recoha6710/
Rijaou6710/
Risoha674/
Reichheha671/
Roisao671/
Rrecao671/
Rijaoy671/
Reijao671/
Ritzao671/
Rizoho671/

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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 Richao
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