Riglen Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Riglen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riglen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Riglén (1) are calculated separately.

Riglen (16) may also be a first name.

Riglen Last Name Facts

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

Riglen is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Riglén. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riglen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riglen is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Riglen are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name globally It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most frequent in: Bedfordshire, where 71 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent live and Oxfordshire, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account England Riglen occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live.

Riglen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riglen has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riglén941/
Riglene921/
Raiglen920/
Reiglean861/
Riglin83216/
Ruglen8321/
Reglen8316/
Riglng831/
Reinglein800/
Rigling77506/
Reglein7738/
Rugglen776/
Rigglem772/
Rigline771/
Reiglin770/
Regelen770/
Regilien7111/
Reigelin716/
Reigling713/
Rigeling711/
Riggline711/
Riggling710/
Regislen710/
Regelehn710/
Reglin67949/
Riggeling6760/
Riggelink6741/
Réglin672/
Ruglin672/
Reighling672/

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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
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  • 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 Riglen
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