Riegard Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Riegard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riegard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Riegard (9) may also be a first name.

Riegard Last Name Facts

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

Riegard occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riegard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riegard is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Riegard reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Riegard is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 9 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Riegard is primarily found in: Virginia, where 67 percent reside and Washington, where 33 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 40 percent reside.

Riegard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riegard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riegaard9312/
Riegardt938/
Rieghard935/
Riesgard931/
Riegartd931/
Regard921,514/
Rigard92745/
Riegar923/
Riesgaard8888/
Riegaardt886/
Riengardt882/
Riegaards881/
Rigaard86125/
Reigard86115/
Roigard8698/
Righard8649/
Regaard8643/
Regards8620/
Rigardt869/
Riegart868/
Regardt867/
Regardz864/
Reggard863/
Regardh863/
Reygard862/
Reghard862/
Riggard861/
Ricgard861/
Rigaurd861/
Regaerd861/
Reegard861/
Ryegard861/
Riegerd861/
Rigards860/
Reighard801,528/
Risgaard80446/
Reyngard80289/
Øregaard8053/
Raingard8051/
Reingard8047/
Reygaard8045/
Reaghard8037/
Rijghard8021/
Rejngard8016/
Reigardt8016/
Ruegaard804/
Rejgaard804/
Røigaard803/
Reygaerd803/
Ricgards802/
Righards802/
Reghardt802/
Rigaardt802/
Reungard801/
Riegerdt801/
Reygardt801/
Reigaard801/
Reggaard801/
Riegaert800/
Ricghard800/
Rigart77118/
Regord7798/
Rygard7781/
Rugard7723/
Regart7715/
Riegor7714/
Rigord775/
Regerd772/
Rigerd770/
Riisgaard75522/
Reyngardt75441/
Reingardt75212/
Ørregaard7523/
Reygaardt7519/
Røisgaard7516/
Reingaard7510/
Raaegaard759/
Reigaardt752/
Reioghard751/
Reisgaard751/
Rjesgaard751/
Riijgaard751/
Reyghardt751/
Richgards750/
Reighardt750/
Riegert713,124/
Rygaard71966/
Regourd71794/
Rugaard71449/
Rigourd71371/
Reigart71153/
Regaert71132/
Righart7193/
Regoord7157/
Rygardt7121/
Rigaurt7112/
Reichgardt7110/
Reygerd7110/
Ruggard715/
Reygart713/
Regarte712/
Roigart712/
Reaigar711/
Recgord711/
Riegort711/
Riggerd711/
Rughard711/
Rugardt711/
Reinghardt711/
Reygord711/
Risgart711/
Riisøgaard711/
Rigoird711/
Rougard711/
Ryghard711/
Rigarte711/
Rheingardt710/
Reagart710/
Riggart710/
Raegart710/
Resgart710/
Reggart710/
Rysgaard67517/
Reygaert67287/
Rygaardt67159/
Righarts67109/
Ruggaard6779/
Røjgaard6769/
Rayngard6754/
Reighart6751/
Reyngart6744/
Reingart6731/
Røygaard6723/
Reaghart679/
Reyngord672/
Reigaart672/
Raigarth671/
Raighart671/
Ryszgard671/
Reggaert671/
Reigherd671/
Reighord671/
Rieggert671/
Rigaurte671/
Rajngard671/
Roygaard671/
Riisgaar671/
Reiggart670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riegard
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