Riira Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Riira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Riira Last Name Facts

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

Riira is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riira? popularity and diffusion

Riira is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Riira live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Meru County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieira91102/
Rihira913/
Riiras911/
Riirash83589/
Riera8066,785/
Riêra807/
Riiri806/
Riéra803/
Riiraash77464/
Rieiro73396/
Rietra73128/
Rieras7384/
Ruhira7373/
Rierra7311/
Rierat738/
Rehira738/
Rieera736/
Rijera732/
Rieraa732/
Rioera731/
Rueira731/
Hriera731/
Rihiro731/
Rihairy674/
Ruhaira674/
Rujjira673/
Riheiro672/
Rijeiro671/
Rihirih671/
Rietras671/
Rieeiro671/
Riuiere671/
Riggiro671/
Rajgira671/

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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 Riira
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