Richway Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Richway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Richway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Richway (16) may also be a first name.

Richway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Richway is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Richway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Richway is the 2,121,169th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Richway are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Richway is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 16 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States Richway is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent reside, Michigan, where 21 percent reside and Florida, where 12 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Richway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Richway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Richway last name expanded 1,114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Richway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Richway surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.

Richway earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.22% less than the national average, earning $37,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rischway933/
Ridchway931/
Richwy9223/
Richwa921/
Ritchuay8072/
Rischuay801/
Ruchwayo801/
Ritshway800/
Ruchwa7787/
Rychwa7772/
Rishwa7710/
Ricuay773/
Rikhwa771/
Richua771/
Rithchuay751/
Riswaya71346/
Rechwad7118/
Richboy7116/
Ryshway718/
Rishwah717/
Raichua711/
Riswayi711/
Richbuy710/
Rizwa67251/
Rizwy6749/
Richweis6718/
Riswa678/
Riswayat674/
Ricua671/
Richwith670/
Richwidd670/
Ritchbey670/

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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 Richway
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis