Riegas Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Riegas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riegas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Riegas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riegas is more frequently found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riegas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,785,358th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name Riegas is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Riegas live; 28 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 28 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Spain, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,558,401. In Spain it is most common in: Cantabria, where 60 percent live, Castile and León, where 20 percent live and Catalonia, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Spain it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent live and Mexico, where 18 percent live.

Riegas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riegas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Riegas surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riegas Last Name Statistics demography

Riegas earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiegas921/
Riesgas921/
Rigas916,121/
Riega912,121/
Regas911,325/
Ruegas83233/
Riegos83165/
Regaas8347/
Roigas8346/
Riggas8334/
Rhigas8323/
Reigas8323/
Reggas8315/
Regasz8311/
Righas838/
Regaus835/
Riegga835/
Reygas833/
Riogas833/
Roegas833/
Rigaus833/
Reagas832/
Regais832/
Regase832/
Reghas832/
Rienga831/
Raigas831/
Rigaas831/
Rigase831/
Rigats831/
Ríigas831/
Ruigas831/
Rihgas831/
Regass830/
Reghais77233/
Regasse77186/
Riesgos7735/
Regatts779/
Reigass774/
Rigauts774/
Reigase774/
Reygass773/
Regasch771/
Rieggad770/
Riego739,006/
Rigos732,614/
Rugas73747/
Regos73667/
Rygas73242/
Riiga7338/
Regaz7334/
Rigač7328/
Regás7325/
Regàs738/
Rigaz732/
Regaś731/
Regós731/
Rigax731/
Rīgas731/
Reijenga71445/
Rigasová7138/
Reygasse7117/
Rigasova7115/
Roijenga7110/
Regasova716/
Regasová716/
Rainggas714/
Rheingas712/
Regaisse712/
Reighast710/
Riesgo673,763/
Riygah67273/
Reggaz67258/
Rougas67219/
Regosz6790/
Rigous6780/
Riggaz6774/
Rugaas6772/
Regost6771/
Rigois6761/
Raugas6753/
Rugajs6742/
Regász6726/
Righos6723/
Riyoga6715/
Rughas6713/
Regosh677/
Regace677/
Ri'iga677/
Reigos676/
Regach676/
Regose674/
Rigacz674/
Regaszova674/
Ryygas673/
Regous672/
Regazz672/
Regaszová672/
Rigaax672/
Ruegos672/
Ryinga672/
Roygas671/
Ryesga671/
Ryogas671/
Regatz671/
Reighasse671/
Riengo671/
Rigauz671/
Righaz671/
Rigach671/
Regheasse671/
Rehiga671/
Riigos671/
Rooijenga671/
Rrigos671/
Rugais671/
Ruhgas671/
Reghaz671/
Reagaz671/
Reeiga671/
Raigos671/
Rheingaus670/
Rugash670/
Riegot670/
Riogos670/

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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 Riegas
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