Ridgard Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Ridgard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ridgard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3781:143,32716,430
England2801:198,99317,417
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Jamaica571:50,3502,926
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053

Ridgard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ridgard is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridgard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 417,348th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,748,555 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Ridgard are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 143,327. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 31 percent are found, Gauteng, where 30 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 14 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Ridgard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ridgard has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ridgard surname grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ridgard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ridgard are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Ridgard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 24.3% more than the national average, earning R 295,380 per year and in United States they earn 15.39% more than the national average, earning $49,789 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ridgaard931/
Ridgaurd931/
Ridard921,157/
Reidegard884/
Redgard86378/
Rudgard8665/
Ridhard862/
Rydgard861/
Ridgaar861/
Rudgaard8016/
Rydgaard807/
Rishdard803/
Roidgare802/
Rittgard801/
Richdard801/
Ridingar801/
Reidhard800/
Redard77305/
Ridart7715/
Ritgar771/
Redgar770/
Rydard770/
Reidhardt753/
Rittgardt751/
Rydeard7133/
Rutgard7116/
Raidart7115/
Reddard7111/
Rydhard7110/
Ridoird719/
Redhard713/
Reidart712/
Redaurd711/
Redgerd711/
Rideart711/
Reidhhardt711/
Rudgart710/
Ridgert710/
Riedhart6773/
Redhardt6719/
Rytgaard6717/
Reutgard676/
Reidhart676/
Redheard674/
Ruthgard670/
Rydheard670/

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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 Ridgard
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