Riget Surname
Approximately 299 people bear this surname
Riget Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 101 | 1:55,888 | 5,717 |
| Switzerland | 101 | 1:81,316 | 9,293 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Rigét (11) are calculated separately.
Riget (22) may also be a first name.
Riget Demographics
Average Riget Salary in
United States
$14,667 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Riget Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riget Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Riget is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Rigét. For other possible spellings of Riget click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riget? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 895,817th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Riget live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Scandinavia. Riget is also the 2,301,746th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name Riget is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 55,888. In Denmark Riget is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 38 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 35 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 20 percent reside. Other than Denmark this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 34 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.
Riget Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Riget has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Riget Last Name Statistics demography
Riget earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Riget
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