Rimiya Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Rimiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
Rimiya (154) may also be a first name.
Rimiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rimiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rimiya (Bengali: মিয়া, Hindi: रिमिया) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rimiya? popularity and diffusion
Rimiya is the 2,876,555th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Rimiya is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Rimiya reside; 61 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 740,891st most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 154 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 27,395,192. In India it is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 93 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 4 percent are found and Tripura, where 4 percent are found. Excluding India it is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rimiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rimiya in the Bengali language | ||
| মিয়া | miya | - |
| Rimiya in the Hindi language | ||
| रिमिया | rimiya | 88.89 |
| रीमिया | rimiya | 11.11 |
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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 Rimiya
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