Rigava Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rigava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1751:88,21912,757
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Rīgava. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rigava.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigava? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rigava is the 1,222,957th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Rigava live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 88,219. In Zimbabwe Rigava is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 57 percent reside, Harare Province, where 24 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Rigava exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Latvia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rīgava941/
Rigaeva9213/
Rigova83129/
Rigaba836/
Regava833/
Rigavo832/
Rigawa832/
Rugava831/
Rugaeva7785/
Rigoeva7742/
Rigoova7721/
Rygaeva7715/
Rugavai778/
Regavat771/
Rigaway770/
Rrugavai711/
Rigová67708/
Rugova67699/
Regawa67309/
Rigóvá6722/
Regova6719/
Regaba673/
Rygova672/
Rigabo671/
Rigowa671/

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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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