Riegel Surname

40,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riegel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riegel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,6531:14,2411,851
United States5,1011:71,0568,240
Brazil8411:254,5479,810
France3581:185,53828,864
Poland3051:124,61918,431
Argentina1141:374,94229,068
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Czechia1021:104,25017,216
Austria951:89,63613,202
Slovakia941:56,77110,969
Hungary621:158,32714,141
Chile511:345,4219,676
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
England121:4,643,172139,951
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Norway91:571,36544,190
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
China41:341,830,39216,990
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7831:64,1366,984

The alternate forms: Riégel (2) are calculated separately.

Riegel (95) may also be a first name.

Riegel Last Name Facts

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

Riegel is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Riégel. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riegel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,144th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 557,621 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Riegel live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. Riegel is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 95 people.

The surname Riegel is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 5,653 people, or 1 in 14,241. In Germany Riegel is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 28 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live. Not including Germany it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Riegel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riegel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Riegel last name rose 651 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riegel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riegel surname are 9.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Riegel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 311.97% more than the national average, earning 1,425,730 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning $46,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning $52,531 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riégel942/
Riegiel9232/
Riegell922/
Rieguel921/
Rieghel920/
Regel913,412/
Rigel911,310/
Riegl91342/
D'Riegel861/
Reigel831,583/
Riesel83854/
Reggel83156/
Riguel83150/
Rigell83138/
Reygel8390/
Reguel8369/
Raigel8355/
Roegel8347/
Regell8333/
Rigiel8322/
Regehl8315/
Reagel8313/
Riezel837/
Riggel836/
Rigoel832/
Riegil831/
Regelt831/
Riejel830/
Reugel830/
Rigl80166/
Regl80144/
Riegelová80126/
Riechgelt802/
Riechel771,025/
Reiguel7789/
Raiguel7752/
Rehagel7751/
Reingel773/
Raingel773/
Riggell772/
Reighel772/
Raeggel772/
Raighel771/
Rouegel771/
Reigele771/
Reuggel771/
Reangel771/
Riesiel771/
D'Regel771/
Rugel738,317/
Regil731,389/
Reigl73549/
Rygel73194/
Rigil738/
Rigöl736/
Rýgel734/
Raigl733/
Righl732/
Riecl731/
Riezl731/
Rígel731/
Riesl731/
Roegl731/
Rügel731/
Regyl731/
Reagl730/
Rieglová7194/
Rietchel7118/
Riechelt717/
Rigelová713/
Rieglova713/
Riechell711/
Rigelova711/
Riechiel711/
Rygiel672,848/
Raugel67167/
Reichgelt67160/
Ruggel67108/
Regiel6786/
Reichgeld6758/
Rougel6739/
Räägel6735/
Regild6726/
Raygel6722/
Rygell6720/
Rugiel6716/
Reglet6715/
Reguil6710/
Reigil679/
Reygyl676/
Rugell674/
Raigil673/
Reingl673/
Rohgengel673/
Riggil672/
Riechl672/
Rugael671/
Reggil671/
Reighl671/
Rajgel671/
Rigellová671/
Rügehl671/
Ryguel671/
Riguil671/
Rjeegl671/
Righil670/
Rigill670/
Rigild670/
Reggli670/
Regill670/

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Riegel 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 Riegel
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