Risama Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Maldives

Risama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Risama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Risama (234) may also be a first name.

Risama Last Name Facts

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

Risama (Bengali: রিসমা, Hindi: रिसमा, Oriya: ରିସମା) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Risama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Risama reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Risama is also the 585,759th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 234 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,202,140. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Maldives, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rishama9215/
Risamat926/
Risamah924/
Risaama921/
Rhishama863/
Rishamat862/
Ritsamat862/
Ridsamai861/
Rissamma861/
Risamait861/
Rizama83404/
Rusama8344/
Resama8321/
Risami8316/
Risoma837/
Rixama831/
Ricama831/
Risame831/
Risahamah803/
Raisaamad802/
Reshama77640/
Rissame7767/
Rissema7732/
Raizama7720/
Raisamo7716/
Rishami7712/
Risaumi778/
Rhizama777/
Rusamai777/
Rushama775/
Risamer773/
Rusamah773/
Raisoma773/
Risemay772/
Rusamma772/
Rhixama771/
Raicama771/
Rissami771/
Russama771/
Resamma771/
Rihsami771/
Rijamat771/
Rijamma771/
Rizaama771/
Risamet771/
Rizamat771/
Reizama771/
Reshamma7114/
Raaicama716/
Resamait715/
Raisamiy714/
Rushamma711/
Raichama711/
Rreshama711/
Rizaamaa711/
Retshama711/
Reitsamer67351/
Resami67222/
Ricoma67102/
Rizoma6799/
Ruzama6750/
Rizami6747/
Ricamo6734/
Rusamo6734/
Rezama6715/
Rusoma6714/
Resoma6711/
Rejama6710/
Rizema676/
Resamo672/
Resame672/
Resema672/
Resamy671/
Raizahmad671/
Roisahmed671/
Rusema671/
Rushsamma671/
Recama671/
Raissamie671/
Rijamo671/

Risama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Risama in the Bengali language
রিসমাrisama-
Risama in the Oriya language
ରିସମାrisama-
Risama in the Hindi language
रिसमाrisama62.5
रीसमाrisama25
रिसामाrisama4.17
रिसमrisama4.17
ृसामाrsama4.17

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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 Risama
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