Riyaq Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Riyaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Riyaq Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907

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

The surname Riyaq is found in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riyaq? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 given name on earth, held by 2,884 people.

The surname Riyaq is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Aside from Somalia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riyak8077/
Royaq8017/
Rayaq806/
Riyax801/
Reyaq801/
Riyac801/
Riyag801/
Rayq671,137/
Raiq67528/
Roiq6747/
Royq6718/
Ryeq674/
Rajq674/
Royaque671/
Rauq671/
Rayaque671/
Reiq670/
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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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