Riegger Surname

170,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riegger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riegger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0511:39,2525,194
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
Switzerland791:103,96111,033
Austria351:243,29828,936
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France101:6,642,272293,169
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Riegger Last Name Facts

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

Riegger is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riegger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riegger is the 170,377th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,880,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Riegger live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 2,051 people, or 1 in 39,252. In Germany Riegger is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 81 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Riegger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riegger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riegger surname expanded 643 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riegger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riegger surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riegger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.84% more than the national average, earning R 467,760 per year; in United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning $42,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieggert931/
Rieger9252,646/
Rigger92363/
Regger9255/
Riegert863,124/
Riggert86595/
Ruegger86455/
Reigger8620/
Riedger8617/
Reugger8612/
Riegier867/
Reieger861/
Riegzer861/
Rietger861/
Riggerd861/
Righger861/
Reggert861/
Rieguer861/
Reggere861/
Riegerd861/
Riegere860/
Raegger860/
Ruigger860/
Rrieger860/
Reger8311,446/
Riege831,882/
Riger831,221/
Rieggerová829/
Rieggerova822/
Riegerdt801/
Reiggere800/
Rieser775,771/
Regehr772,190/
Reiger771,521/
Rueger771,381/
Regert771,043/
Roeger77910/
Rigert77840/
Roiger77708/
Riguer77661/
Regeer77587/
Reguer77501/
Reeger77428/
Rugger77422/
Reager77331/
Raiger77277/
Rhiger77155/
Rijger7759/
Riggir7756/
Regere7723/
Rügger7720/
Reyger7719/
Rieges7716/
Reuger779/
Regher778/
Raeger777/
Righer775/
Riegga775/
Rigier774/
Rejger774/
Riezer774/
Rigere773/
Regerd772/
Rigoer772/
Resger771/
Riecer771/
Riegie771/
Rieyer771/
Regerh771/
Rigehr771/
Riegir770/
Riejer770/
Hriger770/
Rigerr770/
Ruiger770/
Rigerd770/
Riegerová75376/
Riegerova754/
Rainger71479/
Reigert71400/
Reinger71138/
Riecher71109/
Reigher7123/
Riekher7118/
Raigher7118/
Reaguer7115/
Reygert7114/
Rigertt7110/
Reygerd7110/
Richger716/
Regueir714/
Regeher713/
Riguert713/
Riguere712/
Raiguer712/
Reguere712/
Reanger711/
Rajiger711/
Ruigher711/
Reagoer711/
Reegeer711/
Rieguez711/
Rjggere711/
Rougger711/
Reghert711/
Reguert711/
Righere711/
Riegetz710/
Reegert710/
Riesert710/
Riegett710/
Raigert710/
Reuiger710/
Rehager710/
Rüger677,879/
Riechert672,229/
Riega672,121/
Ruger671,984/
Regir67473/
Réger67246/
Regheere67199/
Ryger6775/
Reguerre6754/
Reyinger6753/
Reyenger6740/
Regerová6725/
Reighert6719/
Regre6718/
Räger6716/
Riyer6713/
Reckgert6711/
Rigerová679/
Riige678/
Reinnger675/
Regerova673/
Rigir673/
Riear673/
Rietcher672/
Riegé672/
Rýger672/
Riguerre672/
Rajegere671/
Rajigere671/
Reoer671/
Rehinger671/
Reigherd671/
Reissger671/
Riecherd671/
Reigertt671/
Rejcgert671/
Reeinger671/
Rigerova671/
Rigierre671/
Rjeer671/
Reiinger670/
Rijinger670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riegger
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