Riordain Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Riordain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riordain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Ríordáin (5) are calculated separately.

Riordain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riordain occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Ríordáin. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riordain? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Riordain are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Riordain is most widespread in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most prevalent in: Oxfordshire, where 80 percent live and Greater London, where 20 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Ireland, where 17 percent live.

Riordain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riordain has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Riordain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riordan9319,595/
Ríordáin925/
Reiordan8831/
Riordean881/
Riorddan881/
Riordane880/
Raiordan880/
Rieordan880/
Rirdan867/
Rairdan80107/
Reordan8066/
Rierdan8023/
Roirdan806/
Riardan805/
Rjordan802/
Riordam802/
Reirdan801/
Ryordan800/
Riordanová781/
Riardant754/
Reaordan750/
Rerdan710/
Reardan6778/
Reerdan670/
Reardean6316/
Rheardan630/
Rearedan630/
Reardane630/
Reardoen503/

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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
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  • 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 Riordain
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