Rigert Surname

414,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rigert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3781:21,7273,462
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Russia1311:1,100,17682,521
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
France141:4,744,480251,814
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Rigert (371) may also be a first name.

Rigert Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rigert Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Rigert (Russian: Ригерт) is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigert? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rigert is the 414,602nd most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,675,650 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Rigert live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. Rigert is also the 450,877th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 371 people.

The surname Rigert is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 21,727. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Lucerne, where 48 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 15 percent reside and Canton of Zug, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Switzerland Rigert exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 16 percent reside.

Rigert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rigert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rigert last name rose 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rigert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rigert last name is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Rigert last name are 15.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rigert earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.16% less than the national average, earning R 56,652 per year and in United States they earn 51.18% more than the national average, earning $65,234 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riegert923,124/
Riggert92595/
Reigert92400/
Ritgert9256/
Rigerte9220/
Rigerts9219/
Rigertt9210/
Riguert923/
Righert922/
Raigert920/
Ridgert920/
Riger911,221/
Reighert8619/
Rigierte868/
Reingert861/
Rieggert861/
Reigertt861/
Riegerdt861/
Riegaert860/
Rieger8352,646/
Reiger831,521/
Regert831,043/
Roiger83708/
Riguer83661/
Rigger83363/
Ritger83352/
Raiger83277/
Rhiger83155/
Ridger83143/
Rigart83118/
Régert8367/
Rijger8359/
Ragert8354/
Rügert8327/
Rygert8325/
Rigort8311/
Righer835/
Rigier834/
Rigere833/
Ricert831/
Risert831/
Rixger831/
Rigehr831/
Rigret831/
Hriger830/
Rigerr830/
Ruiger830/
Rugert830/
Rigerd830/
Reichgert8019/
Richert7715,420/
Riegger772,530/
Reisert771,440/
Rainger77479/
Rikhert77346/
Rittger77253/
Reigart77153/
Reinger77138/
Regaert77132/
Righart7793/
Rygiert7772/
Regiert7743/
Rougert7742/
Reigher7723/
Rigorth7721/
Reigger7720/
Raigher7718/
Redgert7717/
Reygert7714/
Rygaert7710/
Rigohrt7710/
Rigardt779/
Raygert778/
Riegart778/
Riegier777/
Richger776/
Riziert776/
Reicert773/
Ruggert773/
Riguere772/
Raiguer772/
Roigart772/
Ruigher771/
Riegort771/
Riggerd771/
Righger771/
Reggert771/
Reghert771/
Reizger771/
Rizerte771/
Reguert771/
Righere771/
Riegerd771/
Raicert771/
Raugert770/
Reegert770/
Reizert770/
Riesert770/
Riggart770/
Reidger770/
Ruigger770/
Retgert770/
Riddger770/
Reitger770/
Rrieger770/
Reichgerdt751/
Reger7311,446/
Riser733,482/
Rizer731,842/
Ricer73264/
Réger73246/
Ryger7375/
Rijer7317/
Räger7316/
Rigir733/
Rýger732/
Reichert7162,144/
Riechert712,229/
Reygaert71287/
Raikhert71161/
Raichert71151/
Reighart7151/
Richerts7147/
Richerdt7140/
Reikhert7139/
Richertz7132/
Richiert7123/
Richertt7123/
Reigardt7116/
Reckgert7111/
Roihjert7110/
Rigerová719/
Reijerts719/
Richerth719/
Riegardt718/
Reinnger715/
Ritchert714/
Rigaardt712/
Riguerre712/
Reigaart712/
Raigarth711/
Raighart711/
Reggaert711/
Reigherd711/
Reissger711/
Richeart711/
Richeert711/
Richerte711/
Reiserth711/
Rejcgert711/
Rigerova711/
Rigierre711/
Richertd711/
Roichert711/
Riegartd711/
Rujisert711/
Rigueire711/
Roittger710/
Reiggart710/
Reiggere710/
Reiser6722,491/
Rieser675,771/
Regier674,018/
Raiser672,738/
Regehr672,190/
Raizer671,423/
Reizer671,072/
Rigard67745/
Regeer67587/
Reguer67501/
Reeger67428/
Reichertz67408/
Redger67347/
Reager67331/
Reicherts67292/
Roiser67232/
Rygier67231/
Reijer67117/
Raijer67105/
Ruijer67102/
Rijser6786/
Rugart6784/
Ragginger6780/
Reicherdt6776/
Roijer6774/
Regret6766/
Riggir6756/
Regger6755/
Resier6732/
Roizer6728/
Réguer6724/
Rigoir6723/
Regere6723/
Rizzer6722/
Rezier6722/
Regirt6720/
Reyger6719/
Raicherth6719/
Raigir6718/
Regart6715/
Raicherdt6715/
Rygart6713/
Rijzer679/
Reuger679/
Regher678/
Reicherte678/
Ricerd676/
Riegaardt676/
Rogginger675/
Resert675/
Räjert675/
Rexert675/
Rigord675/
Royger674/
Rejger674/
Riezer674/
Righir674/
Rajger673/
Recert673/
Reicheert672/
Ruiser672/
Rayger672/
Risere672/
Richheart672/
Rezert672/
Regerd672/
Rejert672/
Reigaardt672/
Rugerd671/
Ruicer671/
Resger671/
Ricejr671/
Risier671/
Ritjer671/
Rizier671/
Regort671/
Ridcer671/
Regerh671/
Reicherth671/
Riecherdt671/
Riguir671/
Ritcer671/
Rädger671/
Rytger671/
Rygher671/
Reicheart670/
Reicherrt670/
Riegir670/
Rysert670/
Retger670/
Reitchert670/
Reigherrd670/
Rizeer670/
Rhizer670/
Reighardt670/
Rreichert670/
Reicheirt670/

Rigert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rigert in the Russian language
Ригертrigert-

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