Rizaoui Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Rizaoui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rizaoui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Rizaoui Last Name Facts

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

Rizaoui occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizaoui? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,286,243rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rizaoui live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb.

Rizaoui is most common in Morocco, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Outside of Morocco this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 3 percent live and Qatar, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rezaoui86685/
Rijaoui865/
Rezgaoui80821/
Rissaoui80205/
Richaoui80138/
Rezzaoui801/
Rhissaoui75308/
Rrezgaoui751/
Rezaoei711/
Rejjaoui67136/
Redjaoui672/
Rajjaoui671/
Rijaoyai671/
Rechaoui671/
Rhechaoui63172/
Rezaeaouj631/
Rezaeei5710/
Rezaeeie5319/
Redjouahi501/

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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 Rizaoui
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