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

The last name Riegard is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riegard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Riegard occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Riegard live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,941,740th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 9 people.

The surname Riegard is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Riegard is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 67 percent live and Washington, where 33 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 40 percent live.

Riegard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riegard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Riegard last name 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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