Riegg Surname

403,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riegg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riegg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7421:108,49813,403
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Riegg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riegg is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riegg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 403,615th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,386,129 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Riegg reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Riegg is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 742 people, or 1 in 108,498. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 72 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 2 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Riegg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riegg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riegg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riegg surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Riegg earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.58% more than the national average, earning $51,164 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieggs910/
Rigg8910,144/
Rieg892,697/
Regg89474/
Riggs8050,950/
Ruegg801,734/
Riyeg8051/
Reggs8045/
Reigg8027/
Rijeg8018/
Reugg803/
Riegs803/
Riegh803/
Rrieg801/
Rieag801/
Rejgg801/
Riekg801/
Roegg800/
Reagg800/
Rhegg800/
Reg75458/
Rig75262/
Reaggs7320/
Rgaieg735/
Riehag734/
Hriggs732/
Rrhieg731/
Ragieg731/
Raiyeg731/
Riiggs731/
Reggig731/
Reuieg731/
Rgeieg731/
Riggss731/
Rigggs731/
Reiggs730/
Riek6779,311/
Roig6730,334/
Reig678,448/
Rugg675,235/
Reeg672,163/
Rike672,128/
Rygg671,411/
Raeg67914/
Rzig67609/
Raig67529/
Rehg67447/
Regh67378/
Ruig67309/
Riec67158/
Regt67128/
Roeg67119/
Rigs6754/
Righ6742/
Riex6740/
Riog6730/
Riig6710/
Ricg679/
Reag676/
Rigt675/
Rigz674/
Reyg674/
Regå673/
Rueg673/
Rjgg672/
Regk672/
Rrig672/
Hrig672/
Rgig672/
Rigp672/
Regő671/
Risg671/
Rekg671/
Regs671/
Regp671/
Reggick671/
Recg671/
Hreg671/
Rigq671/
Rzeg671/
Rgeg671/
Rgaiyeg671/
Regiuig671/
Ryig671/
Ryeg671/
Rejg671/
Reug671/
Rigk671/
Rigx671/
Rheg671/
Riehigh670/

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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 Riegg
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