Riyuh Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Riyuh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Riyuh 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
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Riyuh (18) may also be a first name.

Riyuh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riyuh is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riyuh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Riyuh live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Riyuh is also the 2,608,198th most common first name in the world, held by 18 people.

Riyuh is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 93 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.

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
Riyush911/
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Riyut8024/
Riyus8021/
Riyud8013/
Riyou807/
Riyue801/
Rioyu801/
Rieu675,443/
Riiu6713/
Ryeu671/
Rijuyus671/
Ryju671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Riyuh
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