Rigab Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Rigab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Rigab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rigab is found most in Malaysia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rigab is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Rigab live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Rigab is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 2,268,787. In Malaysia Rigab is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 100 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Maldives, where 23 percent are found and Taiwan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigaab911/
Raigab911/
Regab80693/
Rigeb806/
Rigap803/
Rigaw800/
Rigob800/
Reggab731,832/
Rigova73129/
Reghab732/
Rigavs732/
Reagab732/
Rigowa731/
Rigauf731/
Regaab731/
Regaib731/
Riggaw730/
Riegauf6736/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rigab
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