Rikai Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Rikai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Palestine | 4 | 1:1,137,212 | 16,054 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rikai (91) may also be a first name.
Rikai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rikai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rikai (Hindi: रिकई, Marathi: िरकाई, Oriya: ରିକାଇ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rikai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Rikai live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 76 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 91 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Madang, where 34 percent reside, Western, where 34 percent reside and East New Britain, where 32 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside and Palestine, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rikai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rikai in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିକାଇ | rika'i | - |
| Rikai in the Marathi language | ||
| िरकाई | iraka'i | 88.89 |
| िरकई | iraka'i | 11.11 |
| Rikai in the Hindi language | ||
| रिकई | rika'i | 28.57 |
| रिकि | riki | 28.57 |
| रिकाई | rika'i | 14.29 |
| रीकाई | rika'i | 14.29 |
| रिकी | riki | 14.29 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rikai
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