Family name ریاض (Riyaz 
, Riad 
, Rijad 
) , throughout the world, is a widespread cognomen. The last name ریاض is characteristic of Maldives, where it is a common surname, Algeria, where it is quite a common surname, and United Arab Emirates (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Egypt, Bangladesh, and India. More prevalently, ریاض is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Riyaz | Bangladesh, Morocco, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia |
| Riad | Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Saudi Arabia, Algeria |
| Rijad | Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, United States, India, Indonesia |
| ریاض | Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia |
| سید حسن ریاض PK (b. 1894) |
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عائشہ ریاض Resident Representative of Pakistan to the IAEA, PK |
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وہاب ریاض Pakistani cricketer, PK (b. 1985) |
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| رام ریاض PK (b. 1933) |
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| محمد ریاض PK (b. 1935) |
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| راشد ریاض Pakistani first-class cricketer, PK (b. 1976) |
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| عالیہ ریاض cricketer, PK (b. 1992) |
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| اسامہ ریاض Pakistani doctor, PK (b. 1994) |
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