Rishi Surname
Approximately 164,922 people bear this surname
Rishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 161,905 | 1:4,738 | 427 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Iran | 417 | 1:184,131 | 15,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| United States | 356 | 1:1,018,143 | 74,968 |
| England | 306 | 1:182,085 | 16,371 |
| United Arab Emirates | 194 | 1:47,228 | 4,774 |
| Canada | 179 | 1:205,841 | 20,025 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Pakistan | 152 | 1:1,175,289 | 14,220 |
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Libya | 49 | 1:127,428 | 674 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Palestine | 6 | 1:758,142 | 14,544 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
Rishi (246,827) may also be a first name.
Rishi Demographics
Average Male Rishi Height
170.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rishi (Arabic: ريشى, Bengali: ঋষি, Georgian: რიში, Hindi: ऋषि, Marathi: रीशी, Oriya: ରିଷି, Russian: Риши, Tibetan: རི་ཤི་) is found most in India. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rishi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rishi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rishi is the 3,399th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 44,188 people. The last name Rishi is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rishi are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 4,269th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 246,827 people.
The last name Rishi is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 161,905 people, or 1 in 4,738. In India it is most common in: Bihar, where 86 percent reside, West Bengal, where 8 percent reside and Delhi, where 1 percent reside. Besides India this surname exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 0 percent reside and Iran, where 0 percent reside.
Rishi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Rishi surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Rishi are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.52% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rishi earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 28.48% more than the national average, earning $55,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.44% more than the national average, earning $63,317 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rishi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rishi in the Georgian language | ||
| რიში | rishi | - |
| Rishi in the Tibetan language | ||
| རི་ཤི་ | rishi | - |
| Rishi in the Bengali language | ||
| ঋষি | rsi | 95.89 |
| রিশি | risi | 2.74 |
| Rishi in the Hindi language | ||
| ऋषि | rsi | 72.55 |
| रिषी | risi | 9.22 |
| ऋषी | rsi | 6.16 |
| रिशी | risi | 3.78 |
| ़ऋषि | rsi | 2.29 |
| रिषि | risi | 1.89 |
| रिशि | risi | 0.56 |
| रीषी | risi | 0.23 |
| रीशी | risi | 0.2 |
| रीषि | risi | 0.14 |
| रीशि | risi | 0.08 |
| ऋृषि | rrsi | 0.02 |
| ऋिषि | risi | 0.02 |
| रिसी | risi | 0.02 |
| ञषि | nasi | 0.01 |
| ऋिषी | risi | 0.01 |
| ़रिषि | risi | 0.01 |
| रि़षी | risi | 0.01 |
| रिषि् | risi | 0.01 |
| ़रिषी | risi | 0.01 |
| ऋष्ाि | rsai | 0.01 |
| रिष्ी | risi | 0.01 |
| ़़़रिषी | risi | 0 |
| ़़रिषि | risi | 0 |
| रिसि | risi | 0 |
| ऋर्षि | rrsi | 0 |
| श्ऋषि | srsi | 0 |
| ़़़़़़़रिषि | risi | 0 |
| रिश्ी | risi | 0 |
| रिष्ाि | risai | 0 |
| ़रिशी | risi | 0 |
| िऋषी | i'rsi | 0 |
| ऋीषी | risi | 0 |
| रिशो | riso | 0 |
| ऋष्रि | rsri | 0 |
| रिचि | rici | 0 |
| ़़रिषी | risi | 0 |
| ऋीषि | risi | 0 |
| ़रीषि | risi | 0 |
| Rishi in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିଷି | risi | 46.94 |
| ରିଶି | risi | 36.73 |
| ରିଷୀ | risi | 4.08 |
| ରିଶିର | risira | 4.08 |
| ରିଷିାଇଁ | risia'im | 2.04 |
| ଋିଷି | risi | 2.04 |
| ଋଷି | rsi | 2.04 |
| ରିଶୀ | risi | 2.04 |
| Rishi in the Marathi language | ||
| रीशी | risi | 35.59 |
| रीषी | risi | 25 |
| ऋिष | risa | 19.49 |
| िरिश | irisa | 15.68 |
| शाही | sahi | 0.42 |
| रीऋी | riri | 0.42 |
| ऋिश | risa | 0.42 |
| रिषी | risi | 0.42 |
| ऋघी | rghi | 0.42 |
| रोही | rohi | 0.42 |
| ऋीषी | risi | 0.42 |
| ऋिषी | risi | 0.42 |
| Rishi in the Russian language | ||
| Риши | risi | - |
| Rishi in the Arabic language | ||
| ريشى | ryshy | - |
| ريشي | ryshy | - |
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