Rishi Surname

3,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Rishi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rishi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161,9051:4,738427
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Iran4171:184,13115,224
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
United States3561:1,018,14374,968
England3061:182,08516,371
United Arab Emirates1941:47,2284,774
Canada1791:205,84120,025
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Pakistan1521:1,175,28914,220
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Libya491:127,428674
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Oman121:307,3314,704
Wales91:343,83718,086
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Palestine61:758,14214,544
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Rishi (246,827) may also be a first name.

Rishi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rishi (Arabic: ريشى, Bengali: ঋষি, Georgian: რიში, Hindi: ऋषि, Marathi: रीशी, Oriya: ରିଷି, Russian: Риши, Tibetan: རི་ཤི་) is most common in India. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rishi? popularity and diffusion

Rishi is the 3,399th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 44,188 people. Rishi is primarily 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 commonly held first name on earth, held by 246,827 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 161,905 people, or 1 in 4,738. In India Rishi is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 86 percent reside, West Bengal, where 8 percent reside and Delhi, where 1 percent reside. Beside India this surname exists in 61 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 0 percent reside and Iran, where 0 percent reside.

Rishi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rishi surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Rishi surname are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.52% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hrishi91840/
Raishi91115/
Rishid9157/
Rishoi9140/
Risshi9140/
Rishai9129/
Roishi9127/
Ruishi9123/
Rhishi9117/
Rishis9116/
Rrishi9116/
Rishie9115/
Rishøi9115/
Rishii9111/
Rishit9110/
Rishiy918/
Rishsi918/
Ritshi918/
Rishei917/
Rishui915/
Rieshi914/
Rishhi913/
Rihshi913/
Risjhi913/
Rioshi913/
Reishi912/
Rishio911/
Rishih911/
Rishyi911/
Risi8910,212/
Raischi83100/
Risahai8335/
Rieschi8321/
Rischio8320/
Ritschi8320/
Rischie8312/
Rioschi8311/
Rishhid833/
Raishid833/
Reishis831/
Ruiship831/
Rishish831/
Rioshei831/
Hraishi831/
Raishit831/
Rishaid831/
Risehie831/
Rischiz830/
Reisi8013,760/
Reshi8011,383/
Risha8010,681/
Richi806,563/
Rissi805,505/
Raisi804,991/
Rushi801,729/
Ruisi801,458/
Ritsi80868/
Rishe80373/
Risie80234/
Rihsi80142/
Risit80142/
Roisi80140/
Risai80138/
Risih8087/
Riosi8040/
Rishy8036/
Røisi8035/
Riszi8033/
Risis8025/
Risui8025/
Risip8024/
Riseh8018/
Risci8015/
Risid8014/
Rixsi8012/
Hrisi809/
Rhisi808/
Risoi806/
Risyi804/
Risiy802/
Risei802/
Risii801/
Risiz801/
Risić801/
Raheishi7712/
Raischii777/
Hrishieh774/
Rissehie771/
Hrieshie771/
Hrishish771/
Reitschi770/
Reshid7327,558/
Reissi7312,159/
Raissi736,426/
Risher733,296/
Reisui731,516/
Rische731,312/
Rrushi731,245/
Hrichi73761/
Raisha73557/
Reshie73498/
Ritchi73313/
Raisis73304/
Reisis73214/
Rishøj73206/
Rissio73154/
Raichi73133/
Rushie73129/
Rissei73103/
Richit73100/
Rished7389/
Raisei7389/
Rushai7386/
Reeshi7368/
Richei7353/
Ruichi7353/
Ryoshi7343/
Risech7338/
Rishea7336/
Raishe7331/
Reshit7330/
Rishee7322/
Rissui7319/
Richai7317/
Ritsit7317/
Rischa7316/
Roisie7316/
Hrushi7315/
Reisha7315/
Rissis7315/
Rissai7313/
Risaid7312/
Risich7311/
Risseh7311/
Richis7310/
Risheh739/
Reashi739/
Rishay739/
Ritsis739/
Raitsi738/
Richid737/
Rreshi737/
Ruissi737/
Riossi737/
Rishes737/
Reishy737/
Raishy736/
Rishaa736/
Richip736/
Reisyh736/
Rishoj735/
Reshhi735/
Reishe735/
Hrisha735/
Hrissi735/
Riscio735/
Reiseh734/
Risoha734/
Raisie734/
Reichi733/
Roissi733/
Rissie732/
Hrisis732/
Risieh732/
Rhushi732/
Richhi732/
Richui732/
Raisai732/
Raiseh732/
Roichi732/
Riessi732/
Riseid732/
Risitć732/
Raihsi731/
Raisid731/
Ruisha731/
Reshei731/
Reshii731/
Reshui731/
Rhaisi731/
Reisgi731/
Rayshi731/
Risehe731/
Rishaj731/
Rishce731/
Rishey731/
Risiea731/
Risied731/
Risier731/
Risuis731/
Riesei731/
Hraisi731/
Raisih731/
Raisii731/
Rehshi731/
Reisie731/
Redshi731/
Rissih731/
Rischy731/
Reshio731/
Richoi731/
Rizchi731/
Roisai731/
Ryshai731/
Rushoi731/
Rrisai731/
Resish731/
Risais731/
Rioshy731/
Riesha730/
Rieshe730/
Ruiszi730/
Rishet730/
Ritschaid711/
Hraishieh711/
Risa676,741/
Rise676,261/
Rizi671,288/
Rici67846/
Rhrissi67511/
Hryshai67396/
Reische67367/
Hraichi67309/
Richchi67277/
Rixi67217/
Ritchai67168/
Raissis67150/
Rhaichi67136/
Riesche67132/
Reisher67128/
Reissis67101/
Risy6777/
Reisich6770/
Raisher6756/
Rissech6755/
Richitt6752/
Richaid6725/
Hrushai6723/
Risheed6720/
Raisich6718/
Rişi6718/
Rayshis6717/
Ritsher6715/
Ruschih6714/
Reissid6714/
Reshaid6714/
Ritschy6713/
Røiseth6713/
Rithcie6710/
Roisier6710/
Risheyd679/
Raissha679/
Ruschii679/
Reashid678/
Raisych676/
Raishys676/
Ruisech675/
Hrissis674/
Ritchit674/
Raished674/
Riçi674/
Rhaissi674/
Retschi673/
Raisier673/
Rishche673/
Raissie673/
Risè673/
Risé673/
Reyshis673/
Ritchis672/
Rishaya672/
Reishce672/
Rayshid672/
Raichai672/
Rajshid671/
Raische671/
Raiseph671/
Raishaa671/
Raissid671/
Raiszzi671/
Reschii671/
Resheid671/
Reshich671/
Reshish671/
Richeit671/
Richeiz671/
Rojshie671/
Rissoit671/
Ritchei671/
Hrisseh671/
Hreisha671/
Hreishe671/
Richeid671/
Rehshid671/
Raisies671/
Reished671/
Rischez671/
Ridshay671/
Reschie671/
Riši671/
Roisaid671/
Ryshich671/
Ryoshei671/
Richuit671/
Ritchui671/
Risheey671/
Reisiss670/
Riesseh670/
Reitscheid670/
Rissher670/
Ruschie670/
Ritchid670/
Ritshey670/

Rishi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rishi in the Georgian language
რიშიrishi-
Rishi in the Tibetan language
རི་ཤི་rishi-
Rishi in the Bengali language
ঋষিrsi95.89
রিশিrisi2.74
Rishi in the Hindi language
ऋषिrsi72.55
रिषीrisi9.22
ऋषीrsi6.16
रिशीrisi3.78
़ऋषिrsi2.29
रिषिrisi1.89
रिशिrisi0.56
रीषीrisi0.23
रीशीrisi0.2
रीषिrisi0.14
रीशिrisi0.08
ऋृषिrrsi0.02
ऋिषिrisi0.02
रिसीrisi0.02
ञषिnasi0.01
ऋिषीrisi0.01
़रिषिrisi0.01
रि़षीrisi0.01
रिषि्risi0.01
़रिषीrisi0.01
ऋष्ािrsai0.01
रिष्ीrisi0.01
़़़रिषीrisi0
़़रिषिrisi0
रिसिrisi0
ऋर्षिrrsi0
श्ऋषिsrsi0
़़़़़़़रिषिrisi0
रिश्ीrisi0
रिष्ािrisai0
़रिशीrisi0
िऋषीi'rsi0
ऋीषीrisi0
रिशोriso0
ऋष्रिrsri0
रिचिrici0
़़रिषीrisi0
ऋीषिrisi0
़रीषिrisi0
Rishi in the Oriya language
ରିଷିrisi46.94
ରିଶିrisi36.73
ରିଷୀrisi4.08
ରିଶିରrisira4.08
ରିଷିାଇଁrisia'im2.04
ଋିଷିrisi2.04
ଋଷିrsi2.04
ରିଶୀrisi2.04
Rishi in the Marathi language
रीशीrisi35.59
रीषीrisi25
ऋिषrisa19.49
िरिशirisa15.68
शाहीsahi0.42
रीऋीriri0.42
ऋिशrisa0.42
रिषीrisi0.42
ऋघीrghi0.42
रोहीrohi0.42
ऋीषीrisi0.42
ऋिषीrisi0.42
Rishi in the Russian language
Ришиrisi-
Rishi in the Arabic language
ريشىryshy-
ريشيryshy-

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