Riggans Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Riggans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riggans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Scotland1031:51,9794,440
England671:831,61344,286
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland221:170,1466,794
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Riggans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riggans is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riggans? popularity and diffusion

It is the 619,831st most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,692,633 people. The last name Riggans is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Riggans reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 1,173,006. In The United States Riggans is most prevalent in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 21 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Riggans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riggans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riggans last name rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 468 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 6,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riggans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riggans last name are 2.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.7% registered with the political party.

Riggans earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.18% less than the national average, earning $37,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigans9219/
Reggans86130/
Raigans869/
Riggons868/
Reigans868/
Rigains860/
Reingans8012/
Regans77236/
Rheingans75616/
Reagans71177/
Reganse718/
Rigance711/
Reegans710/
Reinganz678/
Rheinganz6318/
Rheingons630/
Reagons5710/

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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 Riggans
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