Riyu Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Riyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Riyu (1,153) may also be a first name.

Riyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riyu (Hindi: रियु, Oriya: ରିୟୁ) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riyu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,691,963rd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Riyu live; 38 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Riyu is also the 234,291st most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,153 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 472,024. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Riyu exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riyuh8936/
Riyut8924/
Riyus8921/
Riyud8913/
Riyou897/
Rioyu891/
Riyue891/
Riyush801/
Rieu755,443/
Riiu7513/
Ryju751/
Ryeu751/
Rijuyus731/
Rijju67240/
Rhieu6734/
Ryeut6722/
Ruuyu676/
Rițiu674/
Riihu674/
Rieus672/
Rioju671/
Ryuju671/
Ryoju671/
Riieu671/
Reiou670/

Riyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riyu in the Oriya language
ରିୟୁriyu-
Riyu in the Hindi language
रियुriyu66.67
रीतूritu16.67
रियूriyu16.67

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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 Riyu
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