Rimia Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rimia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rimia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Rimia (85) may also be a first name.

Rimia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rimia (Oriya: ରିମିଆ) is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rimia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rimia is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Rimia reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 85 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Rimia is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 47 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 29 percent are found and Ekiti, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and Malaysia, where 16 percent are found.

Rimia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rimia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rimia surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rimiat9185/
Raimia918/
Rimias913/
Ritmia913/
Reimia911/
Rimiha911/
Rhaimia838/
Raimiah834/
Reimias831/
Rumia80862/
Remia80476/
Rimio8013/
Rimya809/
Rimea806/
Rémia805/
Rymia801/
Raimagia7723/
Raimugia7719/
Remias73708/
Rumiah73430/
Rumiha73214/
Remiaš73136/
Rumija7343/
Remiat7338/
Remiah7334/
Resmia7320/
Rehmia7319/
Rimijo7315/
Remiaz7311/
Ruhmia7311/
Raimya7310/
Remija736/
Rymiat735/
Retmia735/
Rimeau734/
Raimja733/
Reamia731/
Rimjad731/
Raymia731/
Rimieo731/
Reemia731/
Rimgio731/
Rimyas731/
Rimyah731/
Remiasz67311/
Remegia67139/
Remijas6743/
Hremias6713/
Rimaaja675/
Resmija674/
Rehmiat673/
Rimegio672/
Remijya671/
Riomeao671/
Reemias671/

Rimia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rimia in the Oriya language
ରିମିଆrimi'a-

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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
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  • 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 Rimia
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