Righa Surname
Approximately 2,208 people bear this surname
Righa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,152 | 1:21,459 | 2,461 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Algeria | 13 | 1:2,971,658 | 45,332 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Righa (584) may also be a first name.
Righa Demographics
Righa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Righa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Righa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Righa (Hindi: रिघा, Oriya: ରିଘା) occurs most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Righa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 190,963rd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,300,519 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Righa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Righa is also the 346,315th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 584 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,152 people, or 1 in 21,459. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Taita Taveta County, where 61 percent live, Mombasa County, where 25 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Kenya Righa exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.
Righa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Righa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Righa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Righa in the Hindi language | ||
| रिघा | righa | 73.08 |
| रीघा | righa | 23.08 |
| रिचा | rica | 3.85 |
| Righa in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିଘା | righa | 66.67 |
| ରିଘ | righa | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Righa
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