Rig Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rig Surname Definition:

Rich, wealthy.

Rig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1641:468,18628,471
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
England101:5,571,806158,774
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Rig (345) may also be a first name.

Rig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Rich, wealthy.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Rig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rig (Hindi: रीग, Oriya: ରିଗ, Russian: Риг, Tibetan: རིག་) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 983,245th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Rig are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 469,697th most frequently held given name globally, held by 345 people.

It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 468,186. In Iran Rig is most frequent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 48 percent reside, Kerman Province, where 32 percent reside and Fars Province, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Iran this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.

Rig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rig last name declined 26 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rig surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Rig earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roig8630,334/
Rigg8610,144/
Reig868,448/
Rieg862,697/
Rzig86609/
Raig86529/
Ruig86309/
Rigs8654/
Righ8642/
Riog8630/
Ricg869/
Rigt865/
Rigz864/
Rrig862/
Hrig862/
Rgig862/
Rigp862/
Rigx861/
Risg861/
Rigq861/
Rigk861/
Riggs7550,950/
Riegg75869/
Reigh75507/
Roigt75271/
Ruijg75160/
Rigue75153/
Roigk75120/
Ruigt7553/
Ruigh7545/
Reigg7527/
Ruigk7510/
Rgaig757/
Rigss756/
Raigh755/
Riegh753/
Reigs753/
Rheig752/
Rickg751/
Raigs751/
Reisg751/
Riekg751/
Hrzig751/
Rrieg751/
Reigt751/
Rigks751/
Rix6713,100/
Rik672,309/
Ric671,463/
Reg67458/
Rug67374/
Ryg67223/
Riq67107/
Ruijgt67105/
Ruijgh6779/
Raigue6746/
Reigue678/
Rjg674/
Hriggs672/
Raggig672/
Geerig672/
Risgue671/
Riggss671/
Reigch671/
Rahaig671/
Rigggs671/
Rihgue671/
Reggig671/
Rigowa671/
Rrhieg671/
Reigth670/
Ruisgh670/
Reiggs670/

Rig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rig in the Tibetan language
རིག་rik-
Rig in the Oriya language
ରିଗriga94.44
ରିଗ୍rig5.56
Rig in the Hindi language
रीगriga77.78
रिगriga22.22
Rig in the Russian language
Ригrig-

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