Riggir Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Riggir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riggir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Riggir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riggir occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Riggir.

How Common Is The Last Name Riggir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Riggir reside; 95 percent reside in Australasia and 95 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 102,916. In New Zealand it is most common in: Auckland Region, where 36 percent live, Bay of Plenty Region, where 25 percent live and Northland Region, where 20 percent live. Not including New Zealand this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent live and Singapore, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigir913/
Riggsier860/
Rigger83363/
Rigoir8323/
Raigir8318/
Righir834/
Rigier834/
Riguir831/
Riegir830/
Riir806/
Riegger772,530/
Riggert77595/
Reigger7720/
Riegier777/
Ridgird773/
Raigire773/
Ruigire771/
Riggerd771/
Righger771/
Rigoird771/
Ruigger770/
Reingir770/
Riger731,221/
Regir73473/
Riihr735/
Rugir734/
Rizir733/
Rijir731/
Rigueire711/
Rigierre711/
Reiggere710/
Rieger6752,646/
Regier674,018/
Reiger671,521/
Rigert67840/
Richir67811/
Roiger67708/
Riguer67661/
Rugger67422/
Ritger67352/
Raiger67277/
Rygier67231/
Rhiger67155/
Ridger67143/
Rajgir6797/
Ragginger6780/
Rijger6759/
Regger6755/
Regirt6720/
Rügger6720/
Rugier6714/
Redgir678/
Rogginger675/
Righer675/
Reguir674/
Rigere673/
Risier671/
Rizier671/
Ruicir671/
Rigehr671/
Rizire671/
Roisir671/
Raizir671/
Rizair671/
Rughir671/
Rixger671/
Reghir671/
Regair671/
Ruiger670/
Rigerr670/
Rieyir670/
Rigerd670/
Hriger670/
Reisir670/
Rihird670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Riggir
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