Riggal Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Riggal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riggal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Riggal Last Name Facts

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

Riggal (Hindi: रिग्गल) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riggal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Riggal is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Riggal are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Riggal is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 33 percent are found, Kent, where 33 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 29 percent are found.

Riggal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riggal has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Riggal last name fell 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riggall921,127/
Riggald921/
Riggail921/
Rigal9111,305/
Raigal831,217/
Rigail83858/
Rigall83336/
Reigal83114/
Riegal8385/
Rigalt8384/
Rigale8314/
Righal834/
Rigald832/
Ruigal831/
Rigaill77385/
Rigalle7755/
Raingal773/
Ruigale771/
Reggall771/
Reigale771/
Reigall771/
Rigahal771/
Rishgal771/
Riggoll770/
Riggold770/
Regal736,083/
Rigol731,143/
Rugal73315/
Rygal73141/
Régal739/
Rigalova713/
Raighale711/
Rigaultd711/
Richgail711/
Rigole67891/
Raygal67414/
Regale67145/
Rigoll67138/
Regall6750/
Rigolt6748/
Reghal6722/
Regahl6721/
Reagal679/
Rugall677/
Rigold675/
Reygal673/
Rajgal672/
Reegal671/
Rehgal671/
Régall671/
Regail670/
Regalt670/

Riggal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riggal in the Hindi language
रिग्गलriggala-

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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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  • 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 Riggal
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