Risu Surname

159,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Finland

Risu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Risu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,4851:308,67817,277
Finland961:57,2576,719
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
Romania411:489,70437,604
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Rîsu (1) are calculated separately.

Risu (2,389) may also be a first name.

Risu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Risu (Bengali: ঋসু, Hindi: रीसू, Marathi: रीसु, Oriya: ରିସୁ, Russian: Рису) has its highest incidence in India. It can appear as a variant: Rîsu. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Risu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 159,173rd most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,657,748 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Risu live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 151,876th most frequent forename internationally, held by 2,389 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 2,485 people, or 1 in 308,678. In India Risu is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 98 percent reside, Telangana, where 1 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Not including India Risu is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rîsu921/
Rishu89369/
Risau8992/
Riscu8955/
Ruisu8932/
Risut8929/
Raisu8926/
Risus8925/
Risui8925/
Risup8916/
Rissu8915/
Risuh8913/
Ritsu898/
Hrisu895/
Reisu893/
Risou892/
Ridsu892/
Risiu891/
Risuj891/
Hriscu803,092/
Reisui801,516/
Ritsou8091/
Riscau8087/
Risshu8071/
Ritsut8058/
Riesau8053/
Risahu8032/
Rissui8019/
Rishau8017/
Rissou8012/
Raisud807/
Rishui805/
Reishu804/
Riseus803/
Roisau803/
Reiseu803/
Hriseu802/
Risoux801/
Risuis801/
Hritsu801/
Hrissu801/
Risoud801/
Rittsu801/
Raisus801/
Rusu75102,844/
Resu752,304/
Riju751,369/
Rizu751,244/
Ricu75407/
Räsu758/
Risó751/
Riţu751/
Reishus73376/
Reisaus7326/
Reishou735/
Rissutt734/
Rischau734/
Roissou733/
Rishoud731/
Rishoux731/
Rittsau731/
Reissuy731/
Raitsou731/
Rishous730/
Russu6714,639/
Richu673,502/
Rizou672,910/
Raiju671,739/
Reesu671,354/
Resus67905/
Riciu67617/
Reshu67278/
Rijju67240/
Ruusu67206/
Riezu67204/
Rizzu67157/
Resau67116/
Rîciu6797/
Rusuh6779/
Reiju6766/
Reissaus6765/
Rijut6764/
Rizui6749/
Rijau6749/
Rijhu6736/
Rezsu6736/
Ritcu6732/
Regiu6731/
Reishaus6730/
Rusau6725/
Retsu6724/
Rizau6723/
Ridju6722/
Ressu6722/
Rusui6721/
Reasu6718/
Resup6717/
Reihsaus6717/
Resut6715/
Reicu6714/
Ruissaut6713/
Rushu6712/
Resiu6712/
Ritju6710/
Hricu679/
Resou678/
Rijud676/
Ruizu675/
Resuh674/
Rizus673/
Ruseu673/
Rytsu673/
Risoo672/
Rishoush672/
Ruixu672/
Raizu672/
Raishaud671/
Reziu671/
Rhesu671/
Resud671/
Resuu671/
Rijus671/
Risoe671/
Reiszaus671/
Resju671/
Rijui671/
Reseu671/
Rißau671/
Rișcu671/
Ruesu671/
Ruszu671/
Rizuu671/
Hrizu671/
Hrusu671/
Resui671/
Ryosu671/
Raysu671/
Rijuj671/
Rijou670/

Risu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Risu in the Marathi language
रीसुrisu-
Risu in the Oriya language
ରିସୁrisu64.58
ରିଶୁrisu18.75
ରିଷୁrisu12.5
ରିଶୁରୁୁଟାrisuruuta2.08
ରିଶୁଦିଗାଳrisudigala2.08
Risu in the Bengali language
ঋসুrsu50
রিসুrisu50
Risu in the Hindi language
रीसूrisu33.61
रिसूrisu31.51
रिसुrisu22.27
रीसुrisu9.66
रीशूrisu1.26
र्ईसूr'isu0.42
Risu in the Russian language
Рисуrisu-

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