Riyayat Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Riyayat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riyayat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Riyayat (258) may also be a first name.

Riyayat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riyayat (Hindi: रियायत, Marathi: िरयायत) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riyayat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riyayat is the 4,034,050th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Riyayat is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Riyayat live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 79 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Riyayat is also the 554,411th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 258 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 6,960,484. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent reside and Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riyaya92108/
Riyayah8651/
Riyajat8636/
Raiyyat866/
Riyahya863/
Reyayat861/
Riyayaj861/
Rayayat861/
Raiyya7711/
Reayat774/
Ruyaya773/
Riyaja772/
Raeyat771/
Riyayo771/
Raiaya771/
Reyaya771/
Riojaya7120/
Reyajat7114/
Riejaya719/
Rajiyaa717/
Rajiyat714/
Raiyyah714/
Royayai713/
Royahya713/
Rayayad712/
Rehayat712/
Raihaya711/
Riyayoy711/
Rayayoa711/
Rujiyat711/
Riyajai711/
Rayayay711/
Raiyyaj711/
Raiyyad711/
Raiayaz711/
Rajayat711/
Riyajaah6717/
Rieya676/
Reaya672/
Rayajate671/
Rajayate671/

Riyayat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riyayat in the Marathi language
िरयायतirayayata-
Riyayat in the Hindi language
रियायतriyayata98.64
रियायातriyayata0.68

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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
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  • 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 Riyayat
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