Rihari Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Rihari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rihari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1681:26,9544,714
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Rihári (2) are calculated separately.

Rihari (17) may also be a first name.

Rihari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rihari (Hindi: ृहरी, Oriya: ରିହାରୀ) is more frequently found in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Rihári. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rihari? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,244,200th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Rihari are found; 99 percent are found in Australasia and 99 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held given name globally, held by 17 people.

The surname is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 26,954. In New Zealand Rihari is primarily found in: Northland Region, where 44 percent are found, Auckland Region, where 36 percent are found and Waikato Region, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account New Zealand this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rihári942/
Riari9125/
Ruhari8363/
Riario8351/
Rihara8347/
Rihare839/
Rijari834/
Riarie831/
Rihhori77194/
Rijasri7710/
Rihairy774/
Rijauri773/
Rogiari771/
Rajhari771/
Rijario771/
Riara7355/
Riare7318/
Ryari736/
Riori735/
Reari734/
Rojhario7127/
Rojhariy716/
Rahayari712/
Rujhariy711/
Rehare67623/
Reeari6783/
Rieara6730/
Riorio6727/
Rijori673/
Rioroi671/
Rehary671/

Rihari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rihari in the Oriya language
ରିହାରୀrihari-
Rihari in the Hindi language
ृहरीrhari66.67
ृहरिrhari33.33

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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 Rihari
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