Richava Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Richava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Richava (6) may also be a first name.
Richava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Richava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Richava is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Richava? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Richava are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 6 people.
Richava is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live.
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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 Richava
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