Riça Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Riça Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riça Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Rica (7,203), Riča (2), Rîca (1) & Rîcă (7) are calculated separately.

Riça Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riça is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Rica, Riča, Rîca or Rîcă. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riça? popularity and diffusion

Riça is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Riça occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Riça live; 58 percent live in South America and 58 percent live in Luso-South America.

This surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 43 percent reside, São Paulo, where 43 percent reside and Amazonas, where 14 percent reside. Besides Brazil this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rica927,203/
Riča922/
Raiça898/
Riças892/
Rîca831/
Riza7522,544/
Risa756,741/
Riço7590/
Riša7545/
Reça7543/
Ruça7515/
Rîcă757/
Rixa756/
Riçi754/
Raisa6714,623/
Rizza6712,094/
Risha6710,681/
Rizea677,639/
Rissa675,563/
Richa675,544/
Riosa672,044/
Rieza671,837/
Roisa671,661/
Raica671,630/
Risat671,101/
Risah67888/
Risad67775/
Rizaj67706/
Ruçaj67684/
Rieca67519/
Raiza67485/
Ridza67429/
Rizha67422/
Ricau67308/
Resia67254/
Reiza67245/
Hrica67236/
Reixa67236/
Ricza67201/
Recia67200/
Rizai67199/
Risza67173/
Ruica67155/
Ritza67147/
Risai67138/
Reisa67130/
Rizah67121/
Reçaj67107/
Riesa67101/
Risas67100/
Risau6792/
Risay6772/
Risia6766/
Ruiza6765/
Rhiza6738/
Ritsa6737/
Ricia6734/
Ruisa6727/
Rizau6723/
Ricai6718/
Hriza6715/
Risea6713/
Rizay6712/
Rrica6712/
Rhisa6712/
Risaa679/
Risap679/
Rizsa678/
Ricaj678/
Rizaa677/
Ricay676/
Reica676/
Rixha676/
Risaj675/
Rhica675/
Roica675/
Ricsa674/
Ricea673/
Risja672/
Rihsa672/
Ricaa672/
Ricoa672/
Risga672/
Rayça671/
Ruiçi671/
Rijza671/
Rusça671/
Rißau671/
Ritca670/

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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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  • 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 Riça
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