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 most common in Japan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rikishi? popularity and diffusion

Rikishi is the 2,091,648th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Rikishi live; 91 percent live in East Asia and 91 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Rikishi is also the 804,402nd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 133 people.

It is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 1,727,626. In Japan it is primarily found in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 100 percent live. Apart from Japan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 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
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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