View the most religious surnames in Russia

Where Does The Last Name Ryu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ryu (Hindi: आरयु, Russian: Рю) is held by more people in North Korea than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Ryū. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 3,243^rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 41,942 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ryu reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 90 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 71,532^nd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7,925 people.

This surname is most commonly used in North Korea, where it is borne by 153,941 people, or 1 in 163. Beside North Korea it exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Ryu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Buddhist (57%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ryu last name are 3.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ryu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 64.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,836 per year; in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,707 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $54,542 CAD per year.