Ridig Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Scotland

Ridig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ridig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Ridig (45) may also be a first name.

Ridig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ridig is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Ridig reside; 25 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ridig is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 45 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Ridig is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riedig9131/
Riddig912/
Ridigs911/
Reidig911/
Rideg801,262/
Redig801,017/
Rudig80642/
Rüdig80160/
Ridik8096/
Ridic8024/
Riddiogh771/
Reddig733,316/
Ruedig7379/
Ridick7362/
Riddik7356/
Riddic7341/
Rydgig7324/
Ridgik7316/
Riddix7313/
Redigh7311/
Redigk733/
Ridegh733/
Redigs732/
Ridiok732/
Redigg732/
Riedeg731/
Reidix730/
Riddick6711,198/
Riedijk67614/
Reidick67140/
Ridgick6728/
Reddigk6711/
Reeddig672/
Ridicch671/
Ridaick671/
Redddig671/
Riedick671/
Risdick671/
Riddict671/
Raidisc671/
Ridhick671/
Riddisk670/
Reddigh670/

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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 Ridig
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