Riga Surname
Approximately 11,161 people bear this surname
Riga Surname User-submission:
The Riga surname means 'child of the king'.
In the Philippines it means 'whiteness'.
Riga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2,670 | 1:4,150 | 408 |
| Italy | 1,305 | 1:46,863 | 8,441 |
| Belgium | 1,060 | 1:10,846 | 1,578 |
| Niger | 856 | 1:22,421 | 1,368 |
| Philippines | 796 | 1:127,184 | 21,787 |
| United States | 734 | 1:493,813 | 41,636 |
| Nigeria | 567 | 1:312,421 | 17,312 |
| Russia | 501 | 1:287,671 | 29,722 |
| Argentina | 406 | 1:105,279 | 8,914 |
| Germany | 339 | 1:237,479 | 26,122 |
| France | 297 | 1:223,646 | 34,695 |
| Indonesia | 264 | 1:500,944 | 40,974 |
| Canada | 199 | 1:185,154 | 18,322 |
| Brazil | 129 | 1:1,659,491 | 54,555 |
| South Africa | 109 | 1:497,043 | 40,551 |
| England | 78 | 1:714,334 | 40,171 |
| Netherlands | 71 | 1:237,848 | 31,022 |
| Papua New Guinea | 68 | 1:119,908 | 16,326 |
| Estonia | 65 | 1:20,335 | 3,530 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| Tanzania | 52 | 1:1,018,108 | 45,504 |
| Kazakhstan | 48 | 1:368,385 | 29,407 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Cyprus | 35 | 1:25,282 | 2,810 |
| Slovenia | 33 | 1:75,384 | 10,217 |
| Benin | 33 | 1:313,200 | 25,349 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Belarus | 31 | 1:306,486 | 34,064 |
| Romania | 30 | 1:669,262 | 46,959 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1:356,137 | 27,160 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Transnistria | 5 | 1:94,940 | 11,199 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Solomon Islands | 4 | 1:145,007 | 19,402 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Riga (3,628) may also be a first name.
Riga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Riga surname means 'child of the king'.
In the Philippines it means 'whiteness'.
- rkleinmondRiga Demographics
Average Riga Salary in
United States
$46,199 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Riga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Riga (Hindi: रीगा, Marathi: रीगा, Oriya: ରିଗା, Russian: Рига, Tibetan: རི་དགའ་) is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Riga.
How Common Is The Last Name Riga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Riga is the 46,446th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 652,947 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Riga are found; 25 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 24 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 117,338th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 3,628 people.
Riga is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 2,670 people, or 1 in 4,150. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 46 percent reside, Central Greece, where 11 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Greece Riga is found in 79 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 12 percent reside and Belgium, where 9 percent reside.
Riga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Riga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riga last name increased 3,191 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 7,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Riga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Riga last name is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Riga are 11.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.08% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Riga earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning €31,370 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.49% more than the national average, earning R 331,476 per year; in United States they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $46,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $49,034 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Riga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Riga in the Tibetan language | ||
| རི་དགའ་ | riga | - |
| Riga in the Marathi language | ||
| रीगा | riga | - |
| Riga in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିଗା | riga | 75 |
| ରିଗ | riga | 20 |
| ଦିଗାଳ | digala | 5 |
| Riga in the Hindi language | ||
| रीगा | riga | 71.05 |
| रिगा | riga | 28.95 |
| Riga in the Russian language | ||
| Рига | riga | - |
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