Rigard Surname

454,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Rigard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6111:108,71116,172
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Rigard (99) may also be a first name.

Rigard Last Name Facts

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

Rigard (Russian: Ригард) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rigard.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rigard is the 454,874th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,781,941 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Rigard reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Rigard is also the 951,070th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 99 people.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 611 people, or 1 in 108,711. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 48 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Grand Est, where 12 percent live. Not including France this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Rigard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rigard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rigard last name increased 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rigard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rigard surname are 45.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 92.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rigard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.87% less than the national average, earning R 71,604 per year and in United States they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $42,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigaard92125/
Reigard92115/
Roigard9298/
Righard9249/
Rigardt929/
Riegard925/
Riggard921/
Ricgard921/
Rigaurd921/
Rigards920/
Rigar91224/
Reighard861,528/
Risgaard86446/
Raingard8651/
Reingard8647/
Rijghard8621/
Reigardt8616/
Riegaard8612/
Riegardt868/
Rieghard865/
Røigaard863/
Ricgards862/
Righards862/
Rigaardt862/
Riegartd861/
Reigaard861/
Ricghard860/
Raigar832,136/
Regard831,514/
Rigart83118/
Riggar83114/
Rygard8381/
Rugard8323/
Rigord835/
Reigar834/
Riegar833/
Rijgar832/
Rigare832/
Rigaar832/
Roigar831/
Hrigar831/
Risgar830/
Ruigar830/
Rigerd830/
Reingardt80212/
Røisgaard8016/
Reingaard8010/
Riegaardt806/
Reigaardt802/
Reisgaard801/
Richgards800/
Reighardt800/
Rygaard77966/
Rugaard77449/
Rigourd77371/
Reigart77153/
Righart7793/
Reingar7771/
Regaard7743/
Rygardt7721/
Regards7720/
Raingar7714/
Rigaurt7712/
Riegart778/
Regardt777/
Ruggard775/
Riggare775/
Regardz774/
Reggard773/
Regardh773/
Reygard772/
Reghard772/
Roigart772/
Riggerd771/
Righare771/
Rughard771/
Rugardt771/
Reigear771/
Regaerd771/
Reegard771/
Risgart771/
Rigoird771/
Ryghard771/
Riegerd771/
Rigarte771/
Riggart770/
Riggaur770/
Reichgardt7510/
Reinghardt751/
Rheingardt750/
Regar7310,563/
Rigor737,596/
Rygar7339/
Rigôr732/
Rysgaard71517/
Reyngard71289/
Rygaardt71159/
Righarts71109/
Ruggaard7179/
Ruighare7174/
Røjgaard7169/
Rayngard7154/
Øregaard7153/
Reighart7151/
Reygaard7145/
Reaghard7137/
Reingart7131/
Roighare7128/
Røygaard7123/
Rejngard7116/
Ruegaard714/
Rejgaard714/
Reygaerd713/
Rigarova712/
Reghardt712/
Reigaart712/
Raigarth711/
Raighart711/
Ryszgard711/
Reigherd711/
Reighord711/
Rigaurte711/
Rajngard711/
Rigarová711/
Roygaard711/
Riegerdt711/
Reygardt711/
Reggaard711/
Rheingar710/
Reiggart710/
Riegaert710/
Rigert67840/
Rajgar67638/
Reyngardt67441/
Regord6798/
Rugart6784/
Rayngardt6780/
Roygar6729/
Rigour6725/
Rigoir6723/
Ørregaard6723/
Reygaardt6719/
Reigor6718/
Regare6717/
Rigore6717/
Rojgar6715/
Regart6715/
Riegor6714/
Rygart6713/
Rigort6711/
Reggar677/
Reegar676/
Regahr674/
Hrygar673/
Raygar673/
Raigor672/
Hregar672/
Reagar672/
Regerd672/
Rugerd671/
Regair671/
Rejgar671/
Reygar671/
Riogor671/
Reyghardt671/
Rugord671/
Reigherrd670/
Righor670/
Riggor670/
Risgor670/

Rigard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rigard in the Russian language
Ригардrigard-

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