Righer Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Righer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Righer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Righer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Righer has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Righer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Righer is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Righer live; 60 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Luso-South America.

It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil it is most common in: Mato Grosso do Sul, where 67 percent live and São Paulo, where 33 percent live. Barring Brazil Righer is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live.

Righer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Righer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reigher9223/
Raigher9218/
Righere921/
Righger921/
Ruigher921/
Riger911,221/
Reighert8619/
Reigherd861/
Rieger8352,646/
Reiger831,521/
Rigert83840/
Roiger83708/
Riguer83661/
Rigger83363/
Raiger83277/
Rhiger83155/
Rijger8359/
Regher838/
Righir834/
Rigier834/
Rigere833/
Rygher831/
Rigehr831/
Hriger830/
Rigerr830/
Ruiger830/
Rigerd830/
Reigherrd800/
Riegger772,530/
Riggert77595/
Rainger77479/
Reigert77400/
Reinger77138/
Reigger7720/
Rigertt7710/
Riegier777/
Richger776/
Regeher773/
Riguert773/
Riguere772/
Raiguer772/
Reghert771/
Reghier771/
Riggerd771/
Raigert770/
Rrieger770/
Ruigger770/
Reger7311,446/
Réger73246/
Ryger7375/
Räger7316/
Rigir733/
Rýger732/
Regheere71199/
Rigerová719/
Reinnger715/
Riguerre712/
Rigueire711/
Rigierre711/
Rigerova711/
Reigertt711/
Reissger711/
Reiggere710/
Regier674,018/
Regehr672,190/
Regert671,043/
Regeer67587/
Reguer67501/
Reeger67428/
Reager67331/
Rygier67231/
Ragginger6780/
Régert6767/
Riggir6756/
Regger6755/
Rygert6725/
Réguer6724/
Regere6723/
Rigoir6723/
Reichgert6719/
Reyger6719/
Raigir6718/
Reuger679/
Rogginger675/
Rejger674/
Royger674/
Rajger673/
Rayger672/
Regerd672/
Regerh671/
Resger671/
Reghir671/
Riguir671/
Riegir670/

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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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  • 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 Righer
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