Riyab Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Riyab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riyab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
India121:63,922,115578,870
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Riyab (113) may also be a first name.

Riyab Last Name Facts

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

Riyab (Hindi: रियाब, Marathi: िरयाब, Oriya: ରିୟାବ) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riyab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Riyab live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most frequent first name globally It is held by 113 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 91 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent are found and Morocco, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rijab80116/
Rayab80105/
Riyaf8020/
Reyab8015/
Riyap8011/
Raiab8010/
Royab809/
Riyav805/
Riyob801/
Rahyab7352/
Rayhab7328/
Rayabh7316/
Royhab7313/
Rayahb736/
Rahiab735/
Riyaff734/
Rouyab732/
Hraiyb731/
Reeyab731/
Riyafh731/
Riyapp731/
Riyasv731/
Raub674,487/
Raib671,461/
Rieb671,250/
Roib67599/
Rajb67498/
Reib67313/
Reab67140/
Raeb6740/
Rayb6737/
Royb6734/
Reyb6715/
Ruib6713/
Ryeb673/
Ruyb672/
Rhriyeb672/
Rrahyab671/

Riyab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riyab in the Hindi language
रियाबriyaba-
Riyab in the Oriya language
ରିୟାବriyaba-
Riyab in the Marathi language
िरयाबirayaba-

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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
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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 Riyab
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