Risa Surname

73,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Norway

Risa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Risa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,6491:49,9245,602
Norway7431:6,921698
Kenya6931:66,6386,388
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
India5991:1,280,57750,454
Italy3621:168,94125,634
Uganda3401:114,82111,098
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Latvia321:64,0649,614
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
England81:6,964,757184,742
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Riša (45) & Ríša (7) are calculated separately.

Risa (60,373) may also be a first name.

Risa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Risa (Arabic: ريسا, Bengali: রিসা, Georgian: რისა, Hindi: रीसा, Oriya: ରିସା) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also appear as a variant: Riša or Ríša. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Risa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 73,088th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,081,078 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Risa reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Risa is also the 15,780th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 60,373 people.

This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,649 people, or 1 in 49,924. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 26 percent reside, Jakarta, where 9 percent reside and East Java, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 11 percent reside and Kenya, where 10 percent reside.

Risa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Risa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Risa surname increased 2,010 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Risa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Risa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Risa last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Risa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 27.6% less than the national average, earning €21,741 per year; in Norway they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning 371,438 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.98% less than the national average, earning $37,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.37% more than the national average, earning $59,307 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riša9245/
Raisa8914,623/
Risha8910,681/
Rissa895,563/
Riosa892,044/
Roisa891,661/
Risat891,101/
Risah89888/
Risad89775/
Risca89593/
Risza89173/
Risai89138/
Reisa89130/
Riesa89101/
Risas89100/
Risau8992/
Risay8972/
Risia8966/
Ritsa8937/
Ruisa8927/
Risea8913/
Rhisa8912/
Risaa899/
Risap899/
Rizsa898/
Risaj895/
Rihsa892/
Risja892/
Risga892/
Ríša837/
Rishad808,974/
Raissa803,572/
Rhissa803,105/
Roisah802,345/
Roisay801,126/
Hrisca801,087/
Rishat80830/
Rishah80735/
Raisah80693/
Raisha80557/
Raisay80195/
Raisad80192/
Reisay80175/
Rissas8089/
Riscau8087/
Raisat8087/
Riesau8053/
Raitsa8037/
Rishea8036/
Raisaa8034/
Risahu8032/
Rishai8029/
Rishap8024/
Riesah8024/
Ruisah8022/
Risaha8020/
Ruisat8017/
Rishau8017/
Riszah8016/
Rischa8016/
Reisha8015/
Rhaisa8013/
Rissai8013/
Ruidsa8012/
Risaid8012/
Ruissa8011/
Rissap8010/
Rishay809/
Reissa809/
Risaat808/
Hrissa808/
Roisat807/
Rissah807/
Rishaa806/
Risaad805/
Hrisha805/
Ritsat805/
Ritsas805/
Reisas804/
Risoha804/
Roisad804/
Ruisad803/
Risgia803/
Raisaj803/
Raisas803/
Roisas803/
Rissat803/
Rissay803/
Riossa803/
Roisau803/
Ritsap803/
Reisia802/
Raisai802/
Rishas802/
Reisat802/
Risaya801/
Raisap801/
Raaisa801/
Ruisha801/
Rrisah801/
Rishaj801/
Rishga801/
Risiea801/
Rissad801/
Hrisat801/
Rissaa801/
Risssa801/
Rgissa801/
Roisai801/
Roissa801/
Roisca801/
Rrisai801/
Risais801/
Riesha800/
Rissea800/
Riza7522,544/
Risi7510,212/
Rija759,319/
Rica757,203/
Rise756,261/
Riso756,250/
Resa755,004/
Rusa751,829/
Risy7577/
Rysa7536/
Riça7512/
Rixa756/
Risè753/
Risé753/
Riča752/
Risó751/
Riža751/
Hrissah73478/
Reishat7397/
Reissah7388/
Reisach7367/
Hrishat7337/
Risahah7336/
Risahai7335/
Reisaus7326/
Raisaah7320/
Roissah7319/
Raishad7317/
Raissay7317/
Roisiah7310/
Roissat7310/
Rishatt7310/
Raissha739/
Rhaissa738/
Raisaya736/
Rishaad736/
Rithsay734/
Ritsaat734/
Rischau734/
Rahaisa734/
Hroitsa734/
Ruidsas733/
Rishadh733/
Rishaya732/
Riescha732/
Roiseau732/
Raishaa731/
Raishah731/
Raishas731/
Raissah731/
Riscajh731/
Rishadt731/
Rishash731/
Rittsau731/
Hraisia731/
Hreisha731/
Raissat731/
Reisjaa731/
Rishaid731/
Risjova731/
Ridshay731/
Rhuissa731/
Ritshad731/
Roisaid731/
Roishad731/
Ris'hah731/
Rizshad731/
Ritsaad731/
Riseaue730/
Riseaux730/
Ridsath730/
Riessea730/
Risatch730/
Rishi67164,922/
Risso6721,675/
Risco6719,742/
Reisi6713,760/
Rizza6712,094/
Risse679,565/
Riese678,194/
Rizea677,639/
Rizos676,963/
Richa675,544/
Rissi675,505/
Raisi674,991/
Riser673,482/
Resha672,888/
Ressa672,314/
Reise671,874/
Rieza671,837/
Resca671,740/
Ruzsa671,664/
Ruisi671,458/
Russa67921/
Rezia67871/
Ritsi67868/
Rusha67823/
Resat67815/
Rijos67808/
Rigia67729/
Rizaj67706/
Rizia67676/
Rizad67603/
Raise67500/
Ridja67495/
Risos67490/
Ruise67487/
Raiza67485/
Ruesa67442/
Rizha67422/
Resad67378/
Rishe67373/
Reija67371/
Resah67338/
Risio67332/
Resas67321/
Risho67319/
Røise67289/
Reasa67278/
Rijas67276/
Retsa67273/
Hrusa67264/
Resia67254/
Rizas67249/
Reiza67245/
Hrica67236/
Reixa67236/
Risie67234/
Roise67204/
Raysa67202/
Risøy67202/
Recia67200/
Rizai67199/
Rieso67198/
Rysha67186/
Regia67176/
Ritse67172/
Rusea67156/
Reiso67152/
Rizat67150/
Raija67149/
Rises67149/
Rijad67146/
Rihsi67142/
Risit67142/
Roisi67140/
Resis67134/
Rijay67130/
Rusai67126/
Resau67116/
Rysai67116/
Reusa67112/
Ricis67101/
Rysay6790/
Riose6788/
Risih6787/
Reesa6785/
Rhesa6782/
Raisy6781/
Rgesa6775/
Ritja6775/
Reissaus6765/
Ruiza6765/
Ruiso6764/
Hriso6762/
Rässa6762/
Rizga6756/
Rejsa6755/
Risey6754/
Rixse6754/
Riset6752/
Ritso6750/
Rusay6749/
Rijau6749/
Roisy6747/
Rioza6746/
Reysa6744/
Riosi6740/
Rijja6739/
Rhiza6738/
Rishy6736/
Rioso6735/
Røisi6735/
Resea6735/
Ricia6734/
Hresa6734/
Riszi6733/
Rusah6733/
Rissé6732/
Rices6730/
Reishaus6730/
Rijha6728/
Roysa6727/
Rised6727/
Rijai6726/
Roiso6726/
Risis6725/
Raiso6725/
Rusau6725/
Risui6725/
Risep6725/
Riscy6724/
Resai6724/
Risip6724/
Ruusa6723/
Rizau6723/
Resay6722/
Ryosa6721/
Rijaj6721/
Resza6721/
Resap6719/
Riseh6718/
Reihsaus6717/
Rioža6717/
Rusza6716/
Risop6716/
Rissy6716/
Risci6715/
Hriza6715/
Risid6714/
Risod6714/
Riszo6714/
Risøe6713/
Ruissaut6713/
Rizay6712/
Rijaz6712/
Rixsi6712/
Rrica6712/
Rzesa6711/
Ryssa6711/
Ruija6710/
Risez6710/
Hrisi679/
Risee679/
Rijat679/
Reisy679/
Rziza679/
Rizaz678/
Roija678/
Rhisi678/
Raiça678/
Risot678/
Ricaj678/
Rizaa677/
Risoy677/
Risce676/
Rixha676/
Risgo676/
Rojsa676/
Resúa676/
Resaz676/
Risoi676/
Ricay676/
Rhica675/
Rajsa675/
Rhäsa675/
Rizja675/
Rexsa675/
Rigea674/
Recis674/
Risyi674/
Riesy674/
Rhraissa674/
Rijap674/
Ricea673/
Riszy673/
Resoa673/
Ruizshah673/
Redsa673/
Hraishat673/
Resga673/
Risiy672/
Risou672/
Rehsa672/
Rijaa672/
Risoo672/
Resaa672/
Riças672/
Rhysa672/
Rihse672/
Risys672/
Ricaa672/
Risei672/
Resja672/
Reisaidh672/
Rirza671/
Raishash671/
Raishaud671/
Raisseau671/
Rusaa671/
Rihja671/
Rijea671/
Rijza671/
Rizca671/
Rishaadh671/
Risii671/
Rixsy671/
Geerisha671/
Raísa671/
Raisahah671/
Reiszadh671/
Reiszaus671/
Reisé671/
Risoz671/
Rissò671/
Risuj671/
Risiz671/
Risić671/
Rhise671/
Rezsa671/
Reçis671/
Rißau671/
Roisahas671/
Róise671/
Rresa671/
Rusça671/
Ruishead671/
Rytsa671/
Ryjsa671/
Rysca671/
Rrusa671/
Ridso671/
Rijse671/
Rhusa671/
Risoh671/
Hrysa670/
Roisatch670/
Ritca670/

Risa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Risa in the Georgian language
რისაrisa-
Risa in the Oriya language
ରିସାrisa66.48
ରୀସାrisa12.01
ରିଷାrisa10.34
ରିଶାrisa7.26
ରୀଶାrisa1.96
ରୀଷାrisa1.68
Risa in the Hindi language
रीसाrisa65.8
रिसाrisa31.6
र्इसाr'isa0.98
रीशाrisa0.33
र्ईसाr'isa0.33
Risa in the Bengali language
রিসাrisa50
রিশাrisa33.33
রীসাrisa16.67
Risa in the Arabic language
ريساrysa-

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Footnotes

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