Rizza Surname
Approximately 12,094 people bear this surname
Rizza Surname Definition:
(Italian) One who had wavy or curly hair.
Rizza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 8,203 | 1:7,455 | 1,025 |
| United States | 1,364 | 1:265,732 | 25,019 |
| Argentina | 508 | 1:84,141 | 7,125 |
| France | 425 | 1:156,289 | 24,249 |
| Indonesia | 284 | 1:465,666 | 38,509 |
| Brazil | 144 | 1:1,486,627 | 49,780 |
| Australia | 137 | 1:197,049 | 19,369 |
| Germany | 135 | 1:596,337 | 48,011 |
| Venezuela | 133 | 1:227,098 | 5,853 |
| Canada | 131 | 1:281,264 | 26,302 |
| Switzerland | 129 | 1:63,666 | 7,829 |
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Scotland | 79 | 1:67,770 | 5,294 |
| Belgium | 76 | 1:151,272 | 21,156 |
| Philippines | 55 | 1:1,840,695 | 114,828 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Rizzà (3) are calculated separately.
Rizza (32,743) may also be a first name.
Rizza Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) One who had wavy or curly hair.
Rizza Demographics
Rizza Political Affiliation
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Rizza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rizza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rizza (Russian: Ризза) occurs most in Italy. It can also be rendered as: Rizzà. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rizza? popularity and diffusion
Rizza is the 43,040th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 602,575 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Rizza live; 69 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 68 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 26,048th most common first name world-wide, held by 32,743 people.
The surname Rizza is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 8,203 people, or 1 in 7,455. In Italy Rizza is most prevalent in: Sicily, where 56 percent reside, Lombardy, where 14 percent reside and Calabria, where 7 percent reside. Besides Italy Rizza is found in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.
Rizza Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rizza last name are 15.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.21% registered with the party.
The amount Rizza earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning €28,321 per year; in South Africa they earn 69.37% less than the national average, earning R 72,780 per year; in United States they earn 10.34% more than the national average, earning $47,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.05% more than the national average, earning $60,139 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rizza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rizza in the Russian language | ||
| Ризза | rizza | - |
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