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Where Does The Last Name Riga Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Riga (Hindi: रीगा, Marathi: रीगा, Oriya: ରିଗା, Russian: Рига, Tibetan: རི་དགའ་) is found most frequently in Greece. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 46,446^th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 652,947 people. The surname 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 117,338^th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 3,628 people.

The surname Riga is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 2,670 people, or 1 in 4,150. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 46 percent reside, Central Greece, where 11 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Greece Riga exists 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 prevalency of Riga has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,191 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 7,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riga Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Riga surname are 11.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.08% being registered with the 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.