Rigelsen Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Rigelsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 48 | 1:117,598 | 10,848 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Rigelsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rigelsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rigelsen has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rigelsen? popularity and diffusion
Rigelsen is the 2,776,799th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Rigelsen is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Rigelsen are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 117,598. In Denmark Rigelsen is most common in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 50 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Denmark it exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riggelsen | 94 | 271 | / |
| Regelsen | 88 | 2 | / |
| Richelsen | 82 | 179 | / |
| Reggelsen | 82 | 138 | / |
| Riggelson | 82 | 7 | / |
| Reigelson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Regelson | 75 | 34 | / |
| Richelson | 71 | 178 | / |
| Raijelson | 71 | 29 | / |
| Reiselson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Riggleson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raichelson | 67 | 113 | / |
| Rigljan | 67 | 46 | / |
| Reichelson | 67 | 27 | / |
| Raikhelson | 67 | 16 | / |
| Riechelson | 67 | 16 | / |
| Raijilson | 59 | 5 | / |
| Richilson | 59 | 4 | / |
| Raykhelson | 56 | 66 | / |
| Raichilson | 56 | 21 | / |
| Raykhilson | 56 | 4 | / |
| Reijaylson | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rajchelson | 56 | 1 | / |
| Reykhelson | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rejljan | 53 | 2 | / |
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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
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- 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 Rigelsen
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