Risao Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Risao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Risao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Risao (7) may also be a first name.

Risao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Risao is found most in Brazil. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Risao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Risao live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 4,548,448th most widely held first name globally It is held by 7 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Risao is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Excluding Brazil Risao occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rissao9175/
Raisao9111/
Roisao911/
Ruisaho8338/
Rissaou831/
Rizao807/
Resao802/
Rusaho73122/
Rijaou7310/
Regiao7310/
Rizhao736/
Risoha734/
Richao734/
Ruiseo733/
Russao732/
Risaea732/
Ruesao731/
Ricaho731/
Rijaoy731/
Risoua731/
Reijao731/
Risuio731/
Rieseo731/
Richaou678/
Risaiya675/
Ruichao675/
Hrisoho672/
Hrizaoi671/
Rushaho671/
Richaod671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Risao
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