Rigava Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Rigava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 175 | 1:88,219 | 12,757 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Rīgava (1) are calculated separately.
Rigava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rigava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rigava is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Rīgava. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rigava.
How Common Is The Last Name Rigava? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,222,957th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Rigava reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 88,219. In Zimbabwe Rigava is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 57 percent reside, Harare Province, where 24 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Latvia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rīgava | 94 | 1 | / |
| Rigaeva | 92 | 13 | / |
| Rigova | 83 | 129 | / |
| Rigaba | 83 | 6 | / |
| Regava | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rigavo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rigawa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rugava | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rugaeva | 77 | 85 | / |
| Rigoeva | 77 | 42 | / |
| Rigoova | 77 | 21 | / |
| Rygaeva | 77 | 15 | / |
| Rugavai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Regavat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rigaway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rrugavai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rigová | 67 | 708 | / |
| Rugova | 67 | 699 | / |
| Regawa | 67 | 309 | / |
| Rigóvá | 67 | 22 | / |
| Regova | 67 | 19 | / |
| Regaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rygova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rigabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rigowa | 67 | 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 Rigava
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