Riskuwa Surname

258,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Riskuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Riskuwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5211:116,4657,720
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Riskuwa (1,235) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Riskuwa Demographics

Riskuwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 116 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Riskuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riskuwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riskuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 258,244th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,781,854 people. Riskuwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Riskuwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 225,053rd most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 1,235 people.

Riskuwa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,521 people, or 1 in 116,465. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 56 percent live, Kebbi, where 30 percent live and Zamfara, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Riskuwa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Riskuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Riskuwa last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riskouwa93261/
Riskkuwa931/
Riskuwah931/
Rhiskouwa886/
Risskouwa882/
Riskkuwua881/
Ruskuwa8626/
Reskuwa865/
Riskiwa862/
Riskuwe861/
Riskueva801/
Riskooua801/
Ruskiwa7115/
Riskieva67705/
Ryskieva5314/
Ryskoeva531/
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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 Riskuwa
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