Rightous Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rightous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rightous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rightous (11) may also be a first name.

Rightous Last Name Facts

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

Rightous occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rightous? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Rightous reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rightous is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

Rightous is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Righthous941/
Rightus932/
Righthouse89130/
Rightout8818/
Righthousse841/
Rightto801/
Rightup800/
Rightie670/
Reightey630/
Reightiey592/
Reinghttha561/

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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 Rightous
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