Ridgen Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Ridgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ridgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
France201:3,321,136213,627
England101:5,571,806158,774
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ridgen (26) may also be a first name.

Ridgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ridgen is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ridgen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridgen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,849,867th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Ridgen live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ridgen is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name globally, held by 26 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States Ridgen is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 69 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 32 percent are found and France, where 20 percent are found.

Ridgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ridgen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 583 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ridgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ridgen are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Ridgen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.34% less than the national average, earning $34,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $45,918 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ridgein921/
Rridgen920/
Rigen91260/
Ridgeion864/
Ridingen861/
Riggen83797/
Redgen83152/
Ridene8388/
Ritgen8371/
Ridhen8331/
Raigen8317/
Rigeng8315/
Reigen8312/
Ridean835/
Ruigen835/
Rigent835/
Roigen831/
Rudgen831/
Rigien831/
Ridien830/
Ridein830/
Reidingen800/
Riggien77230/
Rittgen7774/
Reisgen7759/
Reudgen7716/
Rithgen776/
Ridging771/
Riggenn771/
Reigent770/
Rideant770/
Regen732,068/
Risen731,668/
Rizen73409/
Rigin73396/
Rijen7394/
Ricen7317/
Rigem732/
Ruigienė71158/
Ridingin7117/
Reidchen711/
Raidchen710/
Riesen674,689/
Regent673,931/
Riggin672,450/
Reisen671,591/
Régent67840/
Raizen67386/
Roijen67351/
Reagen67345/
Roizen67249/
Riseng67209/
Raisen67196/
Regien67195/
Redien67169/
Roisen67152/
Reizen67145/
Ridoin67130/
Risien67103/
Redean6754/
Reegen6747/
Riscen6745/
Ritgin6735/
Røijen6733/
Risøen6731/
Risoen6729/
Regend6728/
Reijen6728/
Risgin6727/
Regeng6724/
Riezen6719/
Rizzen6718/
Redéen6717/
Rütgen6716/
Rydene6713/
Reigem6713/
Risent6713/
Rijeng6712/
Riging6711/
Raygen677/
Ridiem677/
Ruisen676/
Ryggen676/
Rizent675/
Rizaen674/
Reggen674/
Riseen674/
Resien674/
Raigin673/
Redene673/
Rejgen673/
Reygen672/
Rutgen672/
Retgen672/
Ridain671/
Ruizen671/
Regenn671/
Ridzin671/
Risaen671/
Ritcen671/
Redgem671/
Ridène671/
Ridéne671/
Redjen671/
Riesin671/
Ridjin671/
Rijzen671/
Régien671/
Rydéen671/
Rădean671/
Rydien671/
Ridinh671/
Rijjen671/
Ridhem670/
Rhisen670/

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Ridgen Reference & Research

Ridgeon One-name Study - A profile of the Ridgeon surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Ridgeon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ridgen
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