Riegr Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Riegr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riegr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia311:343,01541,724
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Riegr Last Name Facts

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

Riegr is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Riegr.

How Common Is The Last Name Riegr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Riegr is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Riegr are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Riegr is most widely held in Czechia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 343,015. In Czechia Riegr is primarily concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 26 percent live, Liberec Region, where 26 percent live and Hradec Králové Region, where 23 percent live. Aside from Czechia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieggr910/
Regr891/
Reghr805/
Roegr801/
Regrt801/
Reagr801/
Rehgr801/
Riegrová7778/
Riegrova772/
Reiger731,521/
Roiger73708/
Regeer73587/
Reeger73428/
Reager73331/
Raiger73277/
Rijger7359/
Reyger7319/
Rejger734/
Raighr731/
Ruiger730/
Reagrt730/
Regårdh6739/
Rygr6729/
Reigher6723/
Rejgård6721/
Rýgr6721/
Reigger6720/
Risgård6720/
Raigher6718/
Ryegård6717/
Resgård6713/
Reegård6711/
Åregård675/
Rugr674/
Regeher673/
Rígr671/
Ruigher671/
Reegeer671/
Rigrová671/
Ruigger670/

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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 Riegr
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