Ryans Surname

165,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ryans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ryans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2071:164,23216,688
England2321:240,16419,707
Canada651:566,85547,218
Northern Ireland551:33,5463,341
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malta11:430,2723,380
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1291:34,3403,302
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Scotland891:42,0593,125
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2941:170,81215,404

Ryans (65) may also be a first name.

Ryans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ryans (Arabic: راينس, Russian: Рьянс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ryans.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 165,022nd most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,775,151 people. The surname Ryans occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ryans live; 87 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ryans is also the 1,212,820th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 65 people.

The surname Ryans is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,207 people, or 1 in 164,232. In The United States it is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and South Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Ryans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ryans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ryans last name grew 751 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ryans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ryans are 13.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ryans earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.88% less than the national average, earning $37,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $51,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhyans9161/
Ryanst911/
Ryanss911/
Reans80173/
Rians8088/
Ryons8035/
Ryams805/
Ryanx801/
Rianse7326/
Rhyons739/
Ryance738/
Rayons735/
Ruyons732/
Hryons731/
Reyons730/
Reaons730/
Rajhans675,409/
Reyhons67116/
Reijans6782/
Rayhons6776/
Roijans6712/
Raijans671/
Regians671/

Ryans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ryans in the Russian language
Рьянсrans-
Ryans in the Arabic language
راينسrayns-
رنسrns-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ryans
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