Rishau Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Rishau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Rishau (35) may also be a first name.
Rishau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rishau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rishau (Hindi: ऋषू, Oriya: ରିଷଉ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rishau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Rishau live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rishau is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 35 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Rishau is primarily found in: Yobe, where 87 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent are found and The Maldives, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rishau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rishau in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିଷଉ | risa'u | - |
| Rishau in the Hindi language | ||
| ऋषू | rsu | 33.33 |
| रीषू | risu | 33.33 |
| रिषू | risu | 33.33 |
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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 Rishau
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