Riggen Surname

431,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Riggen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riggen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7391:490,47241,410
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Riggen (107) may also be a first name.

Riggen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riggen is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Riggen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riggen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riggen is the 431,914th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 9,143,721 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Riggen are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Riggen is also the 910,230th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 107 people.

The surname Riggen is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 739 people, or 1 in 490,472. In The United States Riggen is most frequent in: Indiana, where 17 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Mexico, where 3 percent are found.

Riggen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riggen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Riggen surname rose 935 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riggen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riggen surname are 14.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Riggen earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 27.75% less than the national average, earning R 171,696 per year and in United States they earn 4.65% less than the national average, earning $41,143 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riggien92230/
Riggenn921/
Rigen91260/
Riggn910/
Riggin832,450/
Roggen831,448/
Rigzen83563/
Riegen83205/
Rüggen83113/
Ridgen83100/
Ritgen8371/
Raggen8349/
Raigen8317/
Rigeng8315/
Riguen8314/
Reigen8312/
Ruggen838/
Ryggen836/
Ruigen835/
Rigent835/
Reggen834/
Roigen831/
Rigien831/
Riogen831/
Rien801,325/
Rign801/
Reingen77335/
Røeggen7788/
Rittgen7774/
Reisgen7759/
Rigging7729/
Raingen7711/
Rithgen776/
Reighen775/
Reiñgen775/
Riggian774/
Rueggen774/
Rigginn773/
Riggion772/
Ruggien772/
Rigeent771/
Rigzeen771/
Rigzeng771/
Rigzenn771/
Rigzzen771/
Reuggen771/
Reigent770/
Raighen770/
Reiggin770/
Rridgen770/
Regen732,068/
Rixen731,673/
Risen731,668/
Raien731,174/
Riehn731,063/
Rugen73988/
Rizen73409/
Rigin73396/
Rügen73144/
Rhien73111/
Rijen7394/
Riyen7362/
Roien7360/
Raign7331/
Reign7321/
Reien7318/
Ricen7317/
Rigzn735/
Riean734/
Rigén734/
Ruien732/
Rigem732/
Røien732/
Reggn731/
Rigne731/
Rignt731/
Rienn731/
Rjggn731/
Rrien730/
Ruigienė71158/
D'Roggen711/
Riesen674,689/
Regent673,931/
Rigzin672,259/
Reisen671,591/
Reiten671,226/
Régent67840/
Regzen67750/
Riksen67728/
Ruiten67545/
Richen67514/
Raizen67386/
Roijen67351/
Reagen67345/
Roiene67284/
Roizen67249/
Riseng67209/
Raisen67196/
Regien67195/
Raiten67176/
Reighn67161/
Redgen67152/
Roisen67152/
Reizen67145/
Raiend67106/
Risien67103/
Ruggin6771/
Reggin6766/
Reigne6751/
Raigne6750/
Roggin6747/
Reegen6747/
Riscen6745/
Raieen6741/
Reißen6736/
Ritgin6735/
Røijen6733/
Risøen6731/
Risoen6729/
Regend6728/
Reijen6728/
Risgin6727/
Regeng6724/
Rijhen6723/
Ryogen6721/
Riezen6719/
Rizzen6718/
Raighn6713/
Reigem6713/
Risent6713/
Rijeng6712/
Riging6711/
Reicen6710/
Righin6710/
Riguin6710/
Reghen678/
Rikjen678/
Raygen677/
Ruegen677/
Rooien676/
Riyeng676/
Ruisen676/
Rihhen676/
Rizent675/
Rizaen674/
Rayien674/
Riseen674/
Resien674/
Raigin673/
Regeen673/
Raihen673/
Rajien673/
Rejgen673/
Raieng673/
Roieen672/
Reygen672/
Reguen672/
Rugien672/
Retgen672/
Rouien672/
Raggin671/
Ryieng671/
Ruizen671/
Rrigzn671/
Regenn671/
Rgeina671/
Rigjin671/
Rijean671/
Rikhen671/
Riogin671/
Rojien671/
Rohien671/
Risaen671/
Ritcen671/
Reihen671/
Rikcen671/
Reigån671/
Riesin671/
Rijzen671/
Rieyan671/
Rgayen671/
Régien671/
Ruyien671/
Rijjen671/
Rixsen670/
Riggim670/
Hrgign670/
Rhisen670/
Regcen670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riggen
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