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

Rigel (Arabic: رايجل, Hindi: रिगेल, Russian: Ригель) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as: Rígel. For other possible spellings of Rigel click here.

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

It is the 291,938^th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,563,012 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Rigel reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rigel is also the 128,106^th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,153 people.

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

Rigel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Rigel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rigel last name expanded 419 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rigel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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 US average, with 77.25% being registered to vote for 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.