Riran Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Riran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
China31:455,773,85521,925
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Riran (699) may also be a first name.

Riran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riran (Hindi: किरन) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riran? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Riran occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Riran are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Riran is also the 312,567th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 699 people.

The last name Riran is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Riran is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 100 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in China, where 11 percent live and Afghanistan, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rairan91814/
Rirang91123/
Reiran9144/
Ritran914/
Rirain914/
Ruiran911/
Rirane911/
Rioran911/
Rirean910/
Roirand83656/
Riraine83155/
Roirant8320/
Rirhane836/
Riorean834/
Hreiran831/
Riratin831/
Rairane831/
Riorgan831/
Rairang831/
Riram803,010/
Ruran8088/
Reran805/
Riron804/
Rjran801/
Ryran800/
Rirangue772/
Rairrane771/
Rhairane771/
Roiron73753/
Rirong7399/
Rerang7375/
Rayran7318/
Rairam7318/
Hriram736/
Rajran736/
Rioron734/
Rairon734/
Rerane734/
Riream734/
Ritram733/
Rihram732/
Retran732/
Reyran732/
Rerhan731/
Rerant731/
Rurain731/
Rurhan731/
Rheran731/
Rirotn731/
Risram731/
Rairán731/
Ryrant731/
Rergan730/
Ritron730/
Rerran730/
Ritrong67343/
Retrain6733/
Reyhran6723/
Røyrane6723/
Rereang6722/
Ruirong6716/
Rierhon672/
Rayrand672/
Ruitron671/
Raytran671/
Roirong671/
Rairoon671/
Retrand670/
Royrane670/

Riran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riran in the Hindi language
किरनkirana33.33
रीरनrirana33.33
रिनrina33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riran
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