Rikiya Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Rikiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Rikiya (4,646) may also be a first name.
Rikiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rikiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rikiya (Hindi: रिकिया, Marathi: िरकीया) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rikiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Rikiya? popularity and diffusion
Rikiya is the 4,034,050th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Rikiya live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rikiya is also the 100,581st most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 4,646 people.
Rikiya is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Rikiya is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 47 percent live, Zamfara, where 26 percent live and Kogi, where 21 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live and Japan, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rikiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rikiya in the Marathi language | ||
| िरकीया | irakiya | - |
| Rikiya in the Hindi language | ||
| रिकिया | rikiya | 50 |
| रीकिया | rikiya | 33.33 |
| रीकीया | rikiya | 16.67 |
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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 Rikiya
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