Riegen Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Riegen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riegen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1121:150,77822,601
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England61:9,286,343223,652
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Riegen (16) may also be a first name.

Riegen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riegen is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Riegen.

How Common Is The Last Name Riegen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riegen is the 1,163,787th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Riegen reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Riegen is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 16 people.

The surname Riegen is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 150,778. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 39 percent live, Utrecht, where 33 percent live and South Holland, where 14 percent live. Besides The Netherlands Riegen occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Riegen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riegen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riegen surname rose 164 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riegen Last Name Statistics demography

Riegen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 84.03% more than the national average, earning $79,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riegent922/
Riesgen920/
Regen912,068/
Rigen91260/
Riesen834,689/
Regent833,931/
Riggen83797/
Reagen83345/
Reegen8347/
Regend8328/
Regeng8324/
Raegen8320/
Riezen8319/
Raigen8317/
Rigeng8315/
Riguen8314/
Reigen8312/
Reghen838/
Ruegen837/
Ruigen835/
Rigent835/
Reggen834/
Regeen833/
Rejgen833/
Reygen832/
Reguen832/
Regenn831/
Roigen831/
Rigien831/
Riogen831/
Roegen830/
Regn80429/
Rign801/
Rehagen77624/
Reingen77335/
Riingen77189/
Røeggen7788/
Reisgen7759/
Ryengen7732/
Riechen7714/
Raingen7711/
Reagent777/
Reighen775/
Reiñgen775/
Rueggen774/
Roeggen773/
Rigeent771/
Riggenn771/
Reuggen771/
Reigent770/
Rehegen770/
Raighen770/
Regin731,750/
Rugen73988/
Rigin73396/
Rügen73144/
Regne73130/
Regem7348/
Raign7331/
Reign7321/
Reegn7320/
Reg'n739/
Rigén734/
Regén733/
Reagn732/
Rigem732/
Reggn731/
Regyn731/
Rignt731/
Regnn730/
Riggn730/
Reghn730/
Ørehagen7116/
Regenová718/
Regenova712/
Riggin672,450/
Régent67840/
Reghin67352/
Reguin67256/
Regien67195/
Reighn67161/
Rüggen67113/
Reggin6766/
Risgin6727/
Riisen6721/
Ryogen6721/
Raighn6713/
Reigem6713/
Riging6711/
Righin6710/
Riguin6710/
Ruggen678/
Rougen678/
Raygen677/
Reghng677/
Ryggen676/
Reegenová675/
Raigin673/
Raugen673/
Rugien672/
Regind672/
Riingn671/
Riogin671/
Roeghn671/
Reguem671/
Reigån671/
Riesin671/
Régien671/
Reangn671/
Reguengue671/
Hrgign670/
Reegin670/

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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
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  • 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 Riegen
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