Rizeeq Surname

206,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Rizeeq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rizeeq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,6691:15,8331,781
Iraq1471:238,2435,207
Jordan561:157,9018,633
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Tunisia341:17,9602,879
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Syria151:1,286,7357,466
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Oman21:1,843,9869,590

Rizeeq (281) may also be a first name.

Rizeeq Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rizeeq occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizeeq? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rizeeq is the 206,654th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 3,634,686 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Rizeeq are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 528,876th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 281 people.

The last name Rizeeq is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,669 people, or 1 in 15,833. In Yemen Rizeeq is most numerous in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 37 percent are found, Hadramaut Governorate, where 29 percent are found and Shabwah Governorate, where 15 percent are found. Not including Yemen this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 7 percent are found and Jordan, where 3 percent are found.

Rizeeq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rizeeq surname is predominantly Shiite (43%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rizeq91435/
Razeeq83381/
Rizzeq831/
Rezeeq831/
Ritzeke771/
Rizeque771/
Rizek731,150/
Rezeq73426/
Riziq7377/
Rizeg7365/
Razeek673,158/
Rezeeg672,405/
Risheq6763/
Ritzek6720/
Ruiziq679/
Resheq677/
Riczek677/
Rezeke675/
Ridzek673/
Razieq672/
Rzizek672/
Raihazieq671/
Rizziq671/
Rizaiq671/
Razeaq671/
Rizike671/
Rizeck671/
Rezieq671/
Rzesek671/
Rizeik671/
Riseke670/
Reizek670/

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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 Rizeeq
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