Riy Surname

332,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Riy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8961:82,4559,492
India1371:5,599,017134,774
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Cambodia111:1,407,9226,192
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Riy (335) may also be a first name.

Riy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riy (Arabic: رئى, Marathi: रीय, Oriya: ରୀୟ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 332,527th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,553,548 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Riy live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Riy is also the 478,225th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 335 people.

The surname Riy is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 896 people, or 1 in 82,455. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Riy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (55%) in Russia and Christian (41%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Riy are 14.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raiy86113/
Riey8645/
Roiy8643/
Rioy8620/
Ruiy865/
Hriy862/
Rziy861/
Ri803,363,006/
Ry802,648/
Rohiy75130/
Rieyi754/
Rahiy752/
Roeiy751/
Ray675,025,343/
Roy672,687,333/
Rai671,571,046/
Rey67195,449/
Rui67188,628/
Rio6739,838/
Roi6726,916/
Rit6715,332/
Rei6711,776/
Riz677,032/
Rys676,769/
Ryo676,349/
Ris673,439/
Rih673,211/
Őri672,850/
Ruy672,326/
Ryt671,327/
Rid671,312/
Rip671,198/
Ryd671,073/
Ryi67991/
Rie67932/
Riß67490/
Rri67459/
Rhi67455/
Rii67324/
Ryz67287/
Őry67239/
Rij67177/
Hri6798/
Ryp6795/
Ryh6787/
Ryy6774/
Rhy6749/
Rzi6735/
Hry6726/
Rry6724/
Riš6723/
Rgi6723/
Ryš677/
Ruuhiy677/
Ryø676/
Rzy676/
Rüy675/
Ryč675/
Ryć674/
Riț674/
Róy673/
Røy672/
Ryû671/
Ryß671/
Ráy671/
Rái671/
Riç671/
Réi671/

Riy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riy in the Marathi language
रीयriya-
Riy in the Oriya language
ରୀୟriya83.33
ରିୟriya16.67
Riy in the Arabic language
رئىryy-

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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
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  • 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 Riy
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