Rigan Surname

180,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Rigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,8021:88,4333,976
Russia1131:1,275,42591,659
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Turkey911:855,18040,980
India591:13,001,108227,026
Slovakia331:161,71128,420
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Norway111:467,48139,375
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Rigán (21) are calculated separately.

Rigan (7,108) may also be a first name.

Rigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rigan (Georgian: რიგან, Hindi: रीगन, Marathi: िरगन, Oriya: ରିଗାନ, Russian: Риган) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Rigán. For other potential spellings of Rigan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 180,255th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,081,415 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Rigan live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 76,821st most frequently held given name internationally, held by 7,108 people.

The last name is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,802 people, or 1 in 88,433. Besides Bangladesh this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Rigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rigan surname expanded 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rigan surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rigan surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rigan earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 17.42% less than the national average, earning 285,797 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.08% less than the national average, earning $37,073 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigán9321/
Riggan912,365/
Rigane9186/
Raigan9155/
Reigan9144/
Riogan9121/
Rigang9113/
Rigaan916/
Rigand915/
Rigain915/
Rigant914/
Riegan912/
Righan912/
Ruigan911/
Raigant8331/
Riganne8320/
Rigaten8312/
Rigacen836/
Rigaine835/
Ruigang834/
Riggann832/
Raighan832/
Raigain831/
Reigant831/
Reigean831/
Righane831/
Righgan831/
Rigagne831/
Richgan831/
Roigane831/
Reigain830/
Reighan830/
Regan8059,018/
Rigon8010,898/
Rugan80467/
Rigam80356/
Răgan804/
Rygan801/
Riganová7749/
Riganova7726/
Rigachin777/
Reighand774/
Hriganne771/
Reigeane771/
Reagan7324,951/
Raigon73718/
Rigone73348/
Reegan73249/
Riggon73148/
Regang73135/
Raygan7359/
Regand7350/
Reygan7332/
Reigam7330/
Regain7327/
Raigón7324/
Rugain7319/
Rigong7319/
Regant7317/
Regane7316/
Reggan739/
Reghan739/
Righam738/
Rajgan737/
Reigon735/
Hregan734/
Rughan733/
Regann733/
Rigond733/
Ruggan732/
Righon732/
Rigoon732/
Resgan732/
Rugann732/
Rugaan732/
Raigam732/
Regaan731/
Reqgan731/
Riggam731/
Reugan731/
Rygant731/
Rigaim731/
Rejgan731/
Rigoin731/
Ryogan731/
Reganh731/
Rhugan730/
Riegon730/
Regaun730/
Rhegan730/
Reggane67441/
Rigogne6763/
Reangan6716/
Raingon6714/
Rajgand6711/
Reygant6710/
Regacin678/
Reaggan674/
Reagain674/
Reagean673/
Reagane673/
Raigond672/
Rigoine672/
Reaghan671/
Reyghan671/
Réggane671/
Reagand671/
Raigaim671/
Regamne671/
Regandt671/
Reeghan671/
Rheagan671/
Rhygane671/
Reghaan671/
Regahan671/
Raigoon671/

Rigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rigan in the Georgian language
რიგანrigan-
Rigan in the Hindi language
रीगनrigana77.19
रिगनrigana19.3
रीगांrigam1.75
रिगांrigam1.75
Rigan in the Marathi language
िरगनiragana73.53
रीगनrigana20.59
िरगणiragana2.94
िरगानiragana2.94
Rigan in the Oriya language
ରିଗାନrigana42.86
ରିଗନrigana35.71
ରିଗାନ୍rigan14.29
ରୀଗନrigana7.14
Rigan in the Russian language
Риганrigan-

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