Rikayan Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Rikayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rikayan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Rikayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rikayan is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Rikayan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rikayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rikayan is the 1,465,390th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Rikayan is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rikayan are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 79 percent are found in Levant.

This surname is most widespread in Iraq, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 304,536. Beside Iraq Rikayan exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 20 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rikhayan931/
Rikhayasn889/
Rikoyan8693/
Rukayan8649/
Rikiyan866/
Ricayan861/
Rikiyasn8022/
Ruckayan804/
Rikhiyan803/
Rikyen77559/
Rikain771/
Rikhiyasn75124/
Hrikiyasn751/
Rukiyan7130/
Rekiyan7118/
Rukoyan712/
Rikiyanova711/
Ricoyan711/
Rizqiyan6724/
Rukhiyan672/
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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 Rikayan
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