Riyaza Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Riyaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 76 | 1:5,318 | 479 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Riyaza (781) may also be a first name.
Riyaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riyaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Riyaza (Dhivehi: ުރިޔާޟާ, Hindi: रियाजा, Marathi: रीयाज) is found most in The Maldives. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Riyaza.
How Common Is The Last Name Riyaza? popularity and diffusion
Riyaza is the 2,075,631st most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Riyaza are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Riyaza is also the 293,584th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 781 people.
The surname is most common in The Maldives, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 5,318. In The Maldives Riyaza is most numerous in: Malé, where 53 percent reside, Haa Dhaalu Atoll, where 11 percent reside and Laamu Atoll, where 8 percent reside. Other than The Maldives Riyaza occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Riyaza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Riyaza in the Hindi language | ||
| रियाजा | riyaja | - |
| Riyaza in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ުރިޔާޟާ | uriyada | 66.67 |
| ރިޔާޟ | riyad | 33.33 |
| Riyaza in the Marathi language | ||
| रीयाज | riyaja | 50 |
| रीयाझा | riyajha | 50 |
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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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- 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 Riyaza
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