Rigis Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Rigis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Rigis (41) may also be a first name.
Rigis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rigis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rigis (Russian: Ригис) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rigis? popularity and diffusion
Rigis is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. Rigis occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Rigis are found; 74 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 41 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,404,487. In Malaysia Rigis is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 90 percent live, Negeri Sembilan, where 5 percent live and Sabah, where 5 percent live. Besides Malaysia this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 13 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.
Rigis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rigis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rigis last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rigis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rigis in the Russian language | ||
| Ригис | rigis | - |
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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 Rigis
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