Riyaq Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Riyaq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
Riyaq (2,884) may also be a first name.
Riyaq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riyaq Come From? nationality or country of origin
Riyaq is found most in Somalia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Riyaq.
How Common Is The Last Name Riyaq? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Riyaq occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Riyaq reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 135,359th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 2,884 people.
This last name is most frequent in Somalia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Outside of Somalia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 40 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Riyaq
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