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

The surname Riyam (Hindi: रियाम, Marathi: िरयाम, Oriya: ରିୟାମ) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Riyam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riyam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,181,191st most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The surname Riyam is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Riyam reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 299,270th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 754 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 937,938. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Riau Islands, where 31 percent are found, Riau, where 23 percent are found and South Kalimantan, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

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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