Throughout the world, ریاض (Riyaz 
, Riad 
, Rijad 
) is a widespread boy's first name. The first name ریاض is characteristic of Algeria, where it is a common boy's name, Lebanon, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common principally male, but very infrequently girly name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Pakistan, and Algeria. Very seldom, ریاض is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Riyaz | Saudi Arabia, Morocco, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh |
| Riad | Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, India, Bangladesh |
| Rijad | Indonesia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, United States, India, France |
| ریاض | Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Afghanistan, Iraq |
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ریاض الرحمان ساغر Pakistani poet, PK (b. 1940) |
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ریاض احمد گوھر شاہی Pakistani Sufi spiritual leader, poet, author, PK (b. 1941) |
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ریاض کھوکھر Pakistani diplomat, PK (b. 1942) |
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ریاض سہیل Pakistani journalist, PK (b. 1973) |
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| ریاض الاسلام PK (b. 1919) |
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ریاض خان politician in Pakistan, PK |
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| ریاض فتیانہ Pakistani politician, PK (b. 1958) |
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| ریاض الدین Pakistani cricket umpire (1958-2019), PK (b. 1958) |
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| ریاض امانت علی ورک politician, PK (b. 1962) |
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| ریاض احمد Azad Kashmir politician, PK |
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| ریاض آفریدی cricketer, PK (b. 1985) |
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