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
The surname Riyaq is found in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riyaq? popularity and diffusion
Riyaq is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Riyaq occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Riyaq are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Riyaq is also the 135,359th most commonly occurring forename globally It is held by 2,884 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Other than Somalia this last name exists in one country. It is also found 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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