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 borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Riiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Riiya live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Riiya is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 14 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Riiya is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 33 percent are found, Muranga County, where 33 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.
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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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