Riyas Surname

35,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Riyas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riyas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,1151:125,4408,077
Sri Lanka4,7511:4,380641
Saudi Arabia2,2261:13,8621,957
United Arab Emirates1,3031:7,032903
Qatar3091:7,631826
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Oman161:230,4983,970
England141:3,979,861125,553
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Riyas (42,611) may also be a first name.

Riyas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riyas (Bengali: রিয়াস, Hindi: रियास, Marathi: िरयास, Oriya: ରିୟାସ୍) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riyas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riyas is the 35,279th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 486,355 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Riyas are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Riyas is also the 21,096th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 42,611 people.

The surname Riyas is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 6,115 people, or 1 in 125,440. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 92 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent live and Telangana, where 1 percent live. Beside India this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 32 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riyast91122/
Riyash9119/
Riyass918/
Riyasp917/
Riyase912/
Riyasd911/
Riyasz911/
Riya8931,576/
Riyaz8045,560/
Riyad8026,477/
Riyaj8013,796/
Rayas809,874/
Riyah801,052/
Riyat80617/
Reyas80572/
Rijas80276/
Roias80184/
Rihya80101/
Royas8093/
Riyos8061/
Raias8058/
Rijya8029/
Riyes8018/
Ruias8013/
Riyap8011/
Reias8010/
Riyae807/
Hriya806/
Rieya806/
Raiys805/
Rioas805/
Riias804/
Róias804/
Rieas803/
Rhiya803/
Ruiys803/
Ruyas801/
Riyac801/
Riyax801/
Riyadh7320,087/
Riojas7315,562/
Rhiyat73242/
Riyajh73212/
Rioyos73190/
Riyach73172/
Rouias73171/
Rayash73127/
Riyazz7336/
Rayast7334/
Roihas7324/
Ruyase7321/
Royase7321/
Rayase7315/
Reyast7313/
Reyash7310/
Raiash736/
Rheyas736/
Rijash735/
Riyajz734/
Reyase734/
Rouyas734/
Reeyas733/
Rahias733/
Rieyes733/
Raihas732/
Rayaus732/
Reihas732/
Ruihys732/
Rieyaz731/
Raiysh731/
Rzayas731/
Rieash731/
Riyapp731/
Riyadj731/
Raiyst731/
Raiaya731/
Rijjas731/
Rhiyah731/
Riyadd731/
Riyose731/
Raiass731/
Riyatt730/
Riejas730/
Reis67532,180/
Raya67204,041/
Rais6797,295/
Ries6732,586/
Rois6712,000/
Raia6710,746/
Rija679,319/
Ruis679,023/
Reya678,183/
Roya677,976/
Raes677,880/
Raus674,286/
Reas672,896/
Roys672,702/
Rays672,545/
Ruys672,244/
Reys671,773/
Ruia671,308/
Rijs671,304/
Reia671,131/
Rajs67866/
Riea67825/
Ruya67516/
Riyo67468/
Roia67352/
Rüya67200/
Ryes67188/
Raiy67113/
Riye6770/
Ryja6759/
Riey6745/
Roiy6743/
Rioa6741/
Riyi6735/
Róis6729/
Rayasse6728/
Rioy6720/
Riojaya6720/
Ryia6719/
Riia6716/
Ruiy675/
Rêis675/
Raîs673/
Réis672/
Rahayas671/
Rahyash671/
Riyacht671/
Réas671/
Ráis671/
Raihaya671/
Reyasse671/
Ryya671/
Reggias671/

Riyas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riyas in the Bengali language
রিয়াসriyasa-
Riyas in the Oriya language
ରିୟାସ୍riyas-
Riyas in the Hindi language
रियासriyasa96.73
रीयसriyasa0.47
रियाज़riyaza0.47
रीयासriyasa0.47
रियसriyasa0.47
Riyas in the Marathi language
िरयासirayasa87.76
रीयासriyasa8.16
रीयाजriyaja0.41
रीयाriya0.41

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