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

The surname Rigel (Arabic: رايجل, Hindi: रिगेल, Russian: Ригель) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Rígel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 291,938^th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,563,012 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Rigel live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 128,106^th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 3,153 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 792 people, or 1 in 457,650. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 10 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Rigel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Rigel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rigel surname increased 419 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rigel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rigel last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Rigel last name are 30.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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.