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Where Does The Last Name Rigel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Rigel (Arabic: رايجل, Hindi: रिगेल, Russian: Ригель) is found most in The United States. It can also be found as: Rígel. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Rigel is the 291,938^th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,563,012 people. Rigel is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Rigel live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rigel is also the 128,106^th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 3,153 people.

Rigel is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 792 people, or 1 in 457,650. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 11 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 10 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Rigel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Rigel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 419 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rigel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rigel surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rigel surname are 30.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.25% registered with the party.

The amount Rigel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.45% more than the national average, earning $46,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $49,527 CAD per year.