Rikishi Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Rikishi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rikishi 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
Japan741:1,727,62625,989
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rikishi (133) may also be a first name.

Rikishi Last Name Facts

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

Rikishi (Russian: Рикиши) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rikishi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rikishi is the 2,091,648th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Rikishi reside; 91 percent reside in East Asia and 91 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 804,402nd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 133 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 1,727,626. In Japan it is most common in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Japan Rikishi is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

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
Rikisi9218/
Rikushi861/
Rikishe861/
Rikisha861/
Rhikichi808/
Rikitchi807/
Riekisha801/
Rikici779/
Rikise772/
Rikisa771/
Rekissi711/
Rekiosshai711/
Rikicih711/
Rukushi711/
Rikiesa711/
Rekisha711/
Rukaisih6711/
Rekkisha671/
Rekaissi671/
Rikeysha671/
Rickesha671/
Riccissi671/
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Rikishi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rikishi in the Russian language
Рикишиrikisi-

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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 Rikishi
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