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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 carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 46,446^th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 652,947 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Riga reside; 25 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 24 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Riga is also the 117,338^th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 3,628 people.

This surname is most numerous in Greece, where it is held by 2,670 people, or 1 in 4,150. In Greece Riga is primarily found in: Attica, where 46 percent live, Central Greece, where 11 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 10 percent live. Apart from Greece this surname is found in 79 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 12 percent live and Belgium, where 9 percent live.

Riga Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Riga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riga surname rose 3,191 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 7,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riga Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Riga surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Riga are 11.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.08% 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.