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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་) is found most frequently in Iran. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rig? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Rig is the 983,245^th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname Rig occurs mostly 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. Rig is also the 469,697^th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 345 people.

The surname Rig is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 468,186. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 48 percent live, Kerman Province, where 32 percent live and Fars Province, where 7 percent live. Besides Iran this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.

Rig Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Rig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rig surname decreased 26 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rig Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Rig surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political 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.