Riggien Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Riggien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riggien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1961:276,41727,312
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Riggien Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riggien is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Riggien click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riggien? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,076,574th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Riggien live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Riggien is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 276,417. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 76 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 9 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Riggien Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Riggien earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.32% more than the national average, earning R 452,280 per year and in United States they earn 43% less than the national average, earning $24,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riggin922,450/
Riggen92797/
Rigien921/
Riggian864/
Rigginn863/
Ruggien862/
Riggion862/
Riggenn861/
Reiggin860/
Rigin83396/
Rigen83260/
Ruigienė80158/
Roggen771,448/
Regien77195/
Risien77103/
Ridgen77100/
Ritgen7771/
Ruggin7771/
Reggin7766/
Raggen7749/
Roggin7747/
Ritgin7735/
Risgin7727/
Raigen7717/
Rigeng7715/
Reigen7712/
Ruggen778/
Ryggen776/
Rigent775/
Ruigen775/
Reggen774/
Raigin773/
Raggin771/
Régien771/
Roigen771/
Rien731,325/
Røeggen7188/
Rittgen7174/
Reisgen7159/
Rugienė7157/
Rithgen716/
Ragienė716/
Ruggian714/
Reggian713/
Raggion712/
Rogienė711/
Rūgienė711/
Rogginn711/
Rizient711/
Ridging711/
Rridgen710/
Reaggin710/
Reigent710/
Regen672,068/
Regin671,750/
Risen671,668/
Raien671,174/
Riehn671,063/
Risin67786/
Rizen67409/
Rygin67296/
Raižienė67268/
Rizin67237/
Rügen67144/
Raiin67129/
Rijin67119/
Rhien67111/
Rijen6794/
Riyen6762/
Roien6760/
Ricin6733/
Rigim6720/
Reien6718/
Ricen6717/
Riean674/
Rigem672/
Reisienė672/
Røien672/
Régin672/
Ruien672/
D'Roggen671/
Rienn671/
Rrien670/

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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 Riggien
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