Riyam Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Riyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
India81:95,883,173728,828
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Riyam (754) may also be a first name.

Riyam Last Name Facts

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

Riyam (Hindi: रियाम, Marathi: िरयाम, Oriya: ରିୟାମ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riyam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,181,191st most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Riyam are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Riyam is also the 299,270th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 754 people.

The last name Riyam is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 937,938. In Indonesia Riyam is mostly concentrated in: Riau Islands, where 31 percent reside, Riau, where 23 percent reside and South Kalimantan, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riyasm911/
Rayam808,982/
Riyan802,967/
Rijam80115/
Riyem8080/
Raiam8043/
Royam8034/
Ruyam8028/
Reyam8022/
Riiam8010/
Roiam805/
Ruiam801/
Rüyam801/
Riyang731,078/
Rayame7356/
Rioyan7355/
Riyane7336/
Riyand7320/
Reyham7319/
Riyant7318/
Rahiam7316/
Hrijam7314/
Riyanh7310/
Rihyan739/
Reiame737/
Raiham737/
Rayham737/
Rooyam736/
Riyann736/
Rhiyan733/
Rayamm733/
Reyamm733/
Rijyan733/
Rehiam732/
Raiyna732/
Reiyna732/
Rahyam731/
Rohiam731/
Rriyan731/
Royame731/
Riyome731/
Rieyan731/
Rehyam731/
Roiahm731/
Riyasn731/
Rihjam731/
Rayasm731/
Rheyam730/
Ream678,351/
Reim676,561/
Raim673,361/
Raum673,165/
Riem671,774/
Reym67447/
Raym67398/
Roim67278/
Rajm67271/
Raem67102/
Rayaume6766/
Rijm6759/
Ruim6747/
Ryem6728/
Riyantd678/
Royaume672/
Roym671/
Rrayamm671/
Rhayame671/
Raihame671/

Riyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riyam in the Oriya language
ରିୟାମriyama-
Riyam in the Hindi language
रियामriyama64.29
रियमriyama28.57
रीयमriyama7.14
Riyam in the Marathi language
िरयामirayama36.36
िरयमirayama27.27
रीयामriyama18.18
यमyama9.09
रीयमriyama9.09

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riyam
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