Riq Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Riq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan961:1,860,87418,465
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178

Riq (214) may also be a first name.

Riq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riq is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riq? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riq is the 1,775,494th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Riq reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Riq is also the 617,781st most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 214 people.

The surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 1,860,874. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Balochistan, where 44 percent reside, Punjab, where 36 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan Riq is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 6 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ricq86906/
Raiq86528/
Roiq8647/
Risq8621/
Ridq864/
Riqx862/
Rihq862/
Rioq861/
Rgiq861/
Rriq861/
Rigq861/
Riqz861/
Reiq860/
Rique752,110/
Raiqe7558/
Rzaiq756/
Rizqe755/
Raisq754/
Raaiq753/
Ruizq753/
Raiqu752/
Raizq751/
Raiqs751/
Riszq751/
Riecq751/
Rikqt751/
Riqqs751/
Rix6713,100/
Rik672,309/
Ric671,463/
Ricque67323/
Rig67262/
Risque67126/
Raique6731/
Req6729/
Rizque6711/
Ruq675/
Ryq675/
Rjq675/
Ruique671/
Reisqs671/
Ruizqq671/

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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 Riq
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