Riggers Surname

374,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riggers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riggers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5621:143,24817,294
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Riggers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riggers is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riggers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 374,335th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,614,991 people. Riggers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Riggers are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Riggers is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 562 people, or 1 in 143,248. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 85 percent live, Hamburg, where 4 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Riggers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riggers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,432 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riggers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riggers surname are 31.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Riggers earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning $49,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $55,337 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieggers930/
Rigers9225/
Ridgers86651/
Reggers86399/
Raggers86263/
Roggers86177/
Riegers86111/
Reigers8670/
Ruggers8625/
Riggars867/
Ritgers864/
Roigers862/
Rigiers861/
Rixgers861/
Riers8332/
Rittgers80714/
Ruijgers80127/
Reijgers8057/
Ruggiers8042/
Rooggers803/
Reigerse801/
Reingers801/
Rroggers800/
Rugers77130/
Reiers7739/
Rijers7735/
Regers7712/
Ragers778/
Risers777/
Rizers774/
Rigors772/
Rógers771/
Riyers770/
Ricksgers7592/
D'Ridgers751/
Reijers71996/
Richers71740/
Roijers71262/
Reygers71166/
Redgers71144/
Rijerse7188/
Ratgers7168/
Ruygers7151/
Reggars7121/
Reagers7115/
Reihers7110/
Riersch719/
Raisers715/
Rougers715/
Reizers712/
Reierse711/
Raziers711/
Ruggars711/
Radgers711/
Raugers711/
Riccksgers711/
Reziers711/
Roygers710/
Raygers710/
Rugiers710/
Riechers672,553/
Reers67579/
Roers67507/
Reijerse67393/
Ruers67182/
Rooijers67134/
Rairs6797/
Reichers6796/
Ryers6784/
Reurs6764/
Rougiers6739/
Rohierse6730/
Raadgers6725/
Raatgers6712/
Rouziers6711/
Rettgers6711/
Reirs674/
Reutgers673/
Riecsers672/
Ritchers671/
Routgers671/
Rousiers671/
Roudgers670/
Raers670/
Readgers670/
Rears670/

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