Riega Surname
Approximately 2,121 people bear this surname
Riega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 1,559 | 1:20,388 | 2,368 |
| Spain | 139 | 1:336,346 | 19,522 |
| Argentina | 134 | 1:318,981 | 25,304 |
| Chile | 75 | 1:234,886 | 7,175 |
| Panama | 61 | 1:64,135 | 2,850 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Mexico | 48 | 1:2,585,963 | 21,318 |
| Colombia | 19 | 1:2,514,425 | 13,479 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Riega (17) may also be a first name.
Riega Demographics
Average Riega Salary in
United States
$38,584 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Riega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Riega is borne by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 197,424th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,435,901 people. The last name Riega is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Riega reside; 85 percent reside in South America and 74 percent reside in Andean South America. Riega is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 17 people.
The last name Riega is most frequently held in Peru, where it is borne by 1,559 people, or 1 in 20,388. In Peru Riega is mostly concentrated in: Lima Province, where 43 percent are found, Arequipa Region, where 30 percent are found and Callao Region, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Peru Riega is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 7 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.
Riega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Riega has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riega surname grew 1,160 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Riega Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Riega surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Riega earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,438 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.44% less than the national average, earning $19,423,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 10.58% less than the national average, earning $38,584 USD per year.
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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 Riega
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