Risava Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Risava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Risava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Risavá (2) & Rišavá (8) are calculated separately.

Risava (19) may also be a first name.

Risava Last Name Facts

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

Risava is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Risavá or Rišavá. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Risava? popularity and diffusion

The surname Risava is the 5,391,485th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Risava live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Risava is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname Risava is most common in Slovakia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 533,645. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Nitra Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Slovakia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Risavá942/
Risaeva9259/
Risavat924/
Risavad923/
Rishava921/
Rišavá898/
Rishaeva861/
Risaba83222/
Risova83172/
Risavy83104/
Risavi8380/
Risawa8366/
Rizava8365/
Rusava8365/
Rysava8363/
Resava8338/
Ricava8332/
Riseva8321/
Rijava8311/
Rishhavaj801/
Rizaeva776,948/
Rysaeva771,262/
Raisova771,196/
Rusaeva77223/
Rishavy77166/
Reisawa7780/
Reisavi7737/
Risovas7731/
Rizavas7729/
Risheva7724/
Ruisawa7724/
Rizsavi779/
Rishova778/
Risovat777/
Reisova777/
Riscova776/
Hrisova776/
Rishaba776/
Richava775/
Rijavai774/
Rushava774/
Rishave774/
Rijavaj773/
Raisawa773/
Raiseva771/
Ryshava771/
Russava771/
Rijavas771/
Rijavat771/
Rizavaj771/
Rizayva771/
Risaavi771/
Rishavi771/
Risieva771/
Ritsova771/
Reisave771/
Rissawa771/
Risjova771/
Riesova771/
Ruisova771/
Riosova771/
Ritsawat71104/
Raissova7163/
Reshaeva7141/
Risavich7128/
Risabhai7122/
Rizzaeva7116/
Raisheva7114/
Raishova7113/
Raisawai719/
Resavadh718/
Reshavad714/
Roisawat714/
Rischawa713/
Raisabai713/
Reiszova712/
Rischeva711/
Raizaeva711/
Rushaeva711/
Russaeva711/
Reshavas711/
Richavad711/
Reissova711/
Riessova711/
Rieszova711/
Rhissawa711/
Ritsawas711/
Ruseva6711,726/
Rusova672,817/
Rizova672,514/
Resaba671,838/
Rizavi671,777/
Rysavy67715/
Hryshaeva67631/
Rysova67386/
Rizaba67301/
Recava67254/
Resavy6797/
Hrischeva6791/
Risovi6776/
Raisabhai6766/
Rijova6754/
Rysavá6736/
Ricova6735/
Risová6731/
Rizeva6718/
Resova6716/
Rijavo6712/
Reseva679/
Rišavi679/
Rysavi678/
Rišavý677/
Hraitsova676/
Richhavas674/
Riceva673/
Rejava673/
Rijawa672/
Rizawa672/
Ricavo672/
Ruisabhai671/
Risabi671/
Rischaway671/
Rishawaya671/
Hrischova671/
Rišaví671/
Rišova671/
Rysawa671/
Ruzava671/
Risawe671/
Hraisawat671/

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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 Risava
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