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.

DNA test information

Riyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 surname Riyu (Hindi: रियु, Oriya: ରିୟୁ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riyu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname 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 throughout the world. It is borne by 1,153 people.

The last name Riyu is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 472,024. In Cameroon Riyu is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Malaysia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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/
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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
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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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