Rigala Surname

349,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rigala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0231:52,9606,714
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Rigala (11) may also be a first name.

Rigala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rigala (Marathi: िरगला) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 349,113th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,967,061 people. Rigala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rigala reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,023 people, or 1 in 52,960. In South Africa Rigala is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent are found and Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Rigala Last Name Statistics demography

Rigala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.51% less than the national average, earning R 127,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhigala9210/
Rigalia927/
Rigalla923/
Raigala922/
Risgala921/
Rigaglia86189/
Risgalla8612/
Raigalla865/
Raiggala861/
Reigalia861/
Rigaleau861/
Regala8320,768/
Rigali831,422/
Rigola83513/
Rugala83457/
Rygala8320/
Rigalo8315/
Rigale8314/
Rigela833/
Rigalleau8083/
Rigallaud8062/
Risgallah8020/
Rigauleau808/
Regalla774,559/
Regalia772,236/
Regalas771,495/
Rigalos77173/
Rugaila7770/
Rigalli7755/
Rigalle7755/
Rigolat7747/
Rigalou7745/
Resgala7743/
Rigallo7737/
Regalau7730/
Rigales7730/
Rigailo7714/
Regalat7713/
Riogalo7712/
Rigaylo776/
Rigalis776/
Regalea776/
Regatla775/
Regalad775/
Rigaliy774/
Reagala774/
Rugalah774/
Reygala773/
Rugalla773/
Ruggala773/
Rigaler772/
Rigalós772/
Rhegala772/
Ruigale771/
Reegala771/
Reigale771/
Riggali771/
Riggola771/
Rigolla771/
Raygala771/
Regalap771/
Régalia771/
Rregala771/
Rugalia771/
Rigoulay71193/
Regaglia71137/
Rigoulat7160/
Resgalla7138/
Ruingale7124/
Raygalla719/
Reagalla714/
Regaladd712/
Raingale711/
Reegalia711/
Regalias711/
Regallau711/
Reggalia711/
Reghalla711/
Righalot711/
Reygalla711/
Reygatla711/
Roingali711/
Raighale711/
Rigolath711/
Regallia710/
Rigoli673,320/
Regalo671,246/
Rigole67891/
Rugała67647/
Regali67631/
Rigolo67503/
Rugola67392/
Rigatelli67309/
Regola67269/
Rugela67165/
Regale67145/
Rygała67120/
Rigelo6753/
Rigollaud6721/
Regela6720/
Rygalo679/
Regaly677/
Rigoullay672/
Rugalo671/
Raajgalla671/
Regaullah671/
Rigghealy671/
Rigoly671/
Regała671/
Rególa671/
Rigolé671/

Rigala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rigala in the Marathi language
िरगलाiragala50
रीगलाrigala50

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rigala
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