Righas Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Righas Surname User-submission:

Means "king" in medieval Greek, often used as a title for emperors of the Byzantine empire or other monarchs. Its origins are from the Greek "ρήξ" (pronounced rix), which comes from the Latin "rex", a title of the emperor of the Roman empire - meaning king.

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Righas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Cyprus41:221,2198,471

Righas Surname Meaning

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Means "king" in medieval Greek, often used as a title for emperors of the Byzantine empire or other monarchs. Its origins are from the Greek "ρήξ" (pronounced rix), which comes from the Latin "rex", a title of the emperor of the Roman empire - meaning king. Today in Greece it is only used for the king card in card games or in various sayings.

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Righas Last Name Facts

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

Righas is found most frequently in Brazil. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Righas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Righas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Righas live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 75 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 25 percent live. Besides Brazil this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 50 percent live.

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Reggas6715/
Reghad6712/
Rzhiga6711/
Regasz6711/
Rhigho679/
Reghat677/
Reigos676/
Raigau676/
Raigad675/
Regaus675/
Riegga675/
Rigacz674/
Reygas673/
Reinga673/
Rigatt673/
Raigay673/
Roinga673/
Raigoa672/
Ruinga672/
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Raigat672/
Reghea672/
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Rigath671/
Rigauz671/
Riggah671/
Rishga671/
Hregha671/
Rzaiga671/
Rigach671/
Reghaï671/
Regheasse671/
Reigai671/
Riggoh671/
Righou671/
Rigaah671/
Rigadh671/
Rrigos671/
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Righoo671/
Reghaz671/
Reghah671/
Raigos671/
Rheingaus670/
Regass670/
Rugash670/
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