Rigaud Surname

32,401st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Rigaud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigaud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France13,3331:4,982402
United States9241:392,27234,430
Brazil6141:348,65513,378
Haiti4701:22,7321,822
Venezuela2401:125,8504,170
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
Canada931:396,18935,081
Spain701:667,88629,788
Trinidad and Tobago561:24,3572,692
Colombia521:918,7328,918
Ecuador491:324,6099,222
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Austria201:425,77243,235
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
England121:4,643,172139,951
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
China71:195,331,65210,124
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Macau21:300,8151,009
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Rigaud (3,532) may also be a first name.

Rigaud Last Name Facts

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

Rigaud is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigaud? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rigaud is the 32,401st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 443,416 people. The last name Rigaud is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Rigaud live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Rigaud is also the 119,307th most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 3,532 people.

This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 13,333 people, or 1 in 4,982. In France it is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 21 percent are found, Occitanie, where 17 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account France Rigaud exists in 63 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Rigaud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rigaud has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,696 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rigaud Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rigaud last name are 14.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.26% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rigaud earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 25.14% more than the national average, earning $28,410,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning $47,733 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rrigaud921/
Rigau911,200/
Rigud9124/
Rigad9121/
Rigauthd861/
Rigaux833,661/
Rigaut832,287/
Regaud83116/
Rigoud8325/
Raigau836/
Raigad835/
Rigaus833/
Rugaud832/
Rigauz831/
Risgud831/
Rigadh831/
Rigaju831/
Riga8011,161/
Rigu80213/
Rigault774,644/
Rajgaud77112/
Rigauts774/
Raigeau772/
Rrugaud771/
Rregaud771/
Rieggad770/
Rigas736,121/
Righa732,208/
Riega732,121/
Regad731,194/
Rigat731,151/
Rigou73742/
Rigay73501/
Raiga73486/
Rioga73415/
Ruigu73380/
Rigga73203/
Rigai73161/
Regau7388/
Regud7371/
Rigod7365/
Righu7352/
Rigah7347/
Rigut7334/
Rigus7328/
Rigač7328/
Rugud7320/
Riggu7315/
Ruiga7315/
Rziga7314/
Reiga7313/
Rigup7312/
Roiga738/
Hriga738/
Rigea734/
Rugad734/
Rigoa734/
Rigae733/
Rigap733/
Riguu732/
Rigaz732/
Risga732/
Rriga731/
Rihga731/
Raigu731/
Reingoud71125/
Raajgaud714/
Reichgad711/
Reighead710/
Reggad673,604/
Rigout67321/
Reijngoud67176/
Rigoux67154/
Rigayo6788/
Rigous6780/
Riggaz6774/
Rigawe6751/
Roigas6746/
Rigate6745/
Raigai6741/
Riggas6734/
Rainga6724/
Rhigas6723/
Reigas6723/
Raingu6719/
Rigaie6713/
Rhegad6712/
Reghad6712/
Rzhiga6711/
Rigaya679/
Righas678/
Rigutt676/
Regaus675/
Riegga675/
Rigodt675/
Rigacz674/
Regoud674/
Reinga673/
Ruingu673/
Rigatt673/
Raigay673/
Roinga673/
Rigush672/
Riggus672/
Raigoa672/
Ruinga672/
Raigat672/
Rigoya672/
Rigiya671/
Raigut671/
Regadd671/
Rigaji671/
Rigath671/
Riggah671/
Righaz671/
Riguja671/
Reygad671/
Raygad671/
Rishga671/
Riguey671/
Rzaiga671/
Rzigha671/
Rigach671/
Raigas671/
Raigou671/
Reigai671/
Reijgoudt671/
Reijhgoud671/
Rigeas671/
Riggou671/
Rigguh671/
Righou671/
Rigaah671/
Rigaas671/
Rigats671/
Rigaye671/
Ruigas671/
Rihgas671/
Riggae671/
Rigeat671/
Rigeya671/
Rigust671/
Reigus671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rigaud
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