Riegal Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Riegal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riegal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
England151:3,714,537119,675
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belize11:355,4743,977
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Riegal (16) may also be a first name.

Riegal Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Riegal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. Riegal occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Riegal reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 16 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 37 percent live, Michigan, where 20 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Riegal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riegal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riegal last name expanded 310 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riegal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riegal last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

Riegal earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.22% more than the national average, earning $49,283 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ryiegal921/
Rigal9111,305/
Regal916,083/
Raigal831,217/
Rigail83858/
Rigall83336/
Regale83145/
Reigal83114/
Rigalt8384/
Regall8350/
Reghal8322/
Regahl8321/
Rigale8314/
Reagal839/
Riggal837/
Righal834/
Reygal833/
Rigald832/
Ruigal831/
Rehgal831/
Reegal831/
Regail830/
Regalt830/
Roegal830/
Riggall771,127/
Rigaill77385/
Regahal77304/
Rigalle7755/
Regault7720/
Regauld779/
Reegald774/
Raingal773/
Reigall771/
Riggald771/
Rigahal771/
Reyugal771/
Rajigal771/
Rishgal771/
Regalle771/
Reigale771/
Reggall771/
Riggail771/
Reagale771/
Ruigale771/
Rigol731,143/
Rugal73315/
Regol73177/
Rygal73141/
Regál7329/
Régal739/
Regalová7134/
Rajigale715/
Regalova713/
Rigalova713/
Riegholt711/
Reghauld711/
Raighale711/
Rigaultd711/
Richgail711/
Rajingal711/
Rieghold710/
Raygal67414/
Regole67225/
Rigoll67138/
Rigolt6748/
Rugall677/
Regoul677/
Rigold675/
Rajgal672/
Régall671/
Rougal671/

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Riegal Reference & Research

Riegel DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Riegel 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 Riegal
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis