Riqueza Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Riqueza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 142 | 1:1,507,566 | 50,366 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
Riqueza (46) may also be a first name.
Riqueza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riqueza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Riqueza occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riqueza? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,257,535th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Riqueza are found; 87 percent are found in South America and 78 percent are found in Luso-South America. Riqueza is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 46 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 1,507,566. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Bahia, where 45 percent live, São Paulo, where 27 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 21 percent live. Excluding Brazil it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 5 percent live and Bolivia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riquezas | 93 | 4 | / |
| Risqueza | 93 | 1 | / |
| Requeza | 86 | 220 | / |
| Riquesa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Riquezo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Riquesia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rukeza | 77 | 60 | / |
| Rukweza | 71 | 1,496 | / |
| Requiza | 71 | 231 | / |
| Riquejo | 71 | 137 | / |
| Requezo | 71 | 28 | / |
| Requeja | 71 | 21 | / |
| Requesa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Riqueso | 71 | 3 | / |
| Richeza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Raikeza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Riquizo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Riekaza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reqieza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rikweza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Requeixa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Richezza | 67 | 26 | / |
| Rukwedza | 67 | 9 | / |
| Riccezza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukweeza | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Riqueza
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