Riiya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Riiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Riiya (14) may also be a first name.
Riiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Riiya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Riiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Riiya are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Riiya is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 14 people.
Riiya is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 33 percent reside, Muranga County, where 33 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Riiya
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