Rigao Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Rigao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 303 | 1:706,516 | 25,936 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Rigao (20) may also be a first name.
Rigao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rigao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rigao is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rigao? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 823,466th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Rigao reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 90 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.
It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 706,516. In Brazil Rigao is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 44 percent live, Espírito Santo, where 18 percent live and Paraná, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil Rigao is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigaou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Raigao | 91 | 1 | / |
| Regao | 80 | 7 | / |
| Rigoa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Rugao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reghao | 73 | 62 | / |
| Raigoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Regaho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rigoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rajgaod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reghaout | 62 | 1 | / |
| Regoa | 60 | 1 | / |
| Risgoiyah | 57 | 2 | / |
| Rugoho | 55 | 557 | / |
| Rugoha | 55 | 6 | / |
| Regoua | 55 | 3 | / |
| Raygoa | 55 | 2 | / |
| Regaãa | 55 | 1 | / |
| Rugaiya | 50 | 238 | / |
| Rughooa | 50 | 123 | / |
| Reggoua | 50 | 102 | / |
| Rugoiyo | 50 | 20 | / |
| Rhugoho | 50 | 19 | / |
| Regohos | 50 | 17 | / |
| Regouat | 50 | 5 | / |
| Reghoua | 50 | 5 | / |
| Rugaija | 50 | 3 | / |
| Regouad | 50 | 1 | / |
| Raygoea | 50 | 1 | / |
| Regayya | 50 | 1 | / |
| Rajgoah | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Rigao
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