Ričany Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Ričany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ričany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia461:116,01021,737
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714

The alternate forms: Ricany (33), Ričány (19), Ričaný (2) & Říčany (1) are calculated separately.

Ričany Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ričany occurs most in Slovakia. It can appear in the variant forms: Ricany, Ričány, Ričaný or Říčany. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ričany? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Ričany occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ričany reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 116,010. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Trenčín Region, where 85 percent reside, Trnava Region, where 7 percent reside and Žilina Region, where 7 percent reside. Beside Slovakia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ricany9433/
Ričány9419/
Ričaný942/
Ričanyi921/
Říčany891/
Risany8316/
Ričani8313/
Rizany8311/
Richany7719/
Rajčany778/
Rizanyi773/
Risiany771/
Rishany771/
Rišanyi771/
Richaniy718/
Rizsanyi715/
Rizani672,492/
Risana67308/
Risanh67305/
Risane67146/
Rizane67103/
Ricana6778/
Rečani6744/
Rezany6727/
Ruzany677/
Rixani676/
Ricane676/
Resany674/
Ričáni674/
Recany671/
Rixane671/
Rizony671/

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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 Ričany
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