Risah Surname
Approximately 888 people bear this surname
Risah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 664 | 1:1,155,219 | 46,843 |
| Indonesia | 192 | 1:688,798 | 53,601 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Risah (5,391) may also be a first name.
Risah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Risah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Risah (Arabic: ريزه, Hindi: रिसह) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Risah? popularity and diffusion
Risah is the 396,862nd most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,206,696 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Risah reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 91,709th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 5,391 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 664 people, or 1 in 1,155,219. In India Risah is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 51 percent are found, Gujarat, where 30 percent are found and Haryana, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account India it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.
Risah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Risah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Risah last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Risah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Risah in the Hindi language | ||
| रिसह | risaha | 96.83 |
| ्रिसह | risaha | 3.17 |
| Risah in the Arabic language | ||
| ريزه | ryzh | - |
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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 Risah
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