Rizouq Surname

85,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Rizouq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rizouq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria2,4931:7,742757
Iraq1,8181:19,2641,140
Lebanon9811:5,746995
Jordan2321:38,1144,363
Palestine821:55,4745,380
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Rizouq (518) may also be a first name.

Rizouq Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rizouq is found in Syria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rizouq.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizouq? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 85,084th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,284,602 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rizouq are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant. Rizouq is also the 371,231st most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 518 people.

The last name Rizouq is most common in Syria, where it is carried by 2,493 people, or 1 in 7,742. In Syria it is most common in: Aleppo Governorate, where 41 percent reside, Homs Governorate, where 37 percent reside and Hama Governorate, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Syria it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 32 percent reside and Lebanon, where 17 percent reside.

Rizouq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rizouq last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (46%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rizoug83609/
Rizouk833/
Rezouq831/
Rezzouq77787/
Rizzoug771/
Rizaq73241/
Rizok7362/
Rizuk732/
Rezuq731/
Rizougue711/
Rezoug674,726/
Rezouk67657/
Rizhuk6761/
Hrizuk6749/
Rizzaq6741/
Reizug6713/
Rizhok6713/
Raizaq677/
Rizaaq672/
Rizuic672/
Rizzoc671/
Riziug671/
Rizaiq671/
Risoux671/

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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 Rizouq
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