Rigland Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Norway

Rigland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Norway71:734,61250,907
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Rigland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rigland is found most in Sweden. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Rigland occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Rigland live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 820,563. In Sweden Rigland is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 92 percent reside and Skåne County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Sweden this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Rigland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rigland has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rigland Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rigland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning 337,988 kr per year and in United States they earn 80.88% less than the national average, earning $8,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reigland931/
Riglands930/
Riglan921/
Rugland86529/
Regland86134/
Rygland869/
Ricglane808/
Reiglean801/
Riglhant800/
Reglan774/
Reglain71216/
Réglain711/
Raiglon710/
Riogellon631/
Reinglein630/
Reglam621/
Reglein5738/
Reglonn570/
Reguillon5094/
Réguillon504/

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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 Rigland
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