Rignell Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Rignell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rignell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1631:60,4104,630
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Finland211:261,74820,300
England111:5,065,278148,650
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Rignell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rignell is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rignell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rignell is the 926,175th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Rignell are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 60,410. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 29 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent live and Stockholm County, where 16 percent live. Excluding Sweden this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Finland, where 7 percent live.

Rignell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rignell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rignell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rignell last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.68% registered with the party.

The amount Rignell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.68% less than the national average, earning 229,509 kr per year and in United States they earn 21.35% more than the national average, earning $52,362 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riegnell9316/
Rinell92189/
Rignel9246/
Regnell86375/
Reinell8628/
Ringell8615/
Rainell863/
Roinell862/
Reignel861/
Raignel860/
Ruinell860/
Rinel8340/
Rainiell801/
Rigneald801/
Ringel777,537/
Reinel772,571/
Roinel77189/
Renell77160/
Rinhel7798/
Rynell7789/
Rainel7739/
Rygnel7713/
Regnel7711/
Rinyel775/
Risnel774/
Ritnel773/
Rionel772/
Rienel772/
Riniel771/
Rhinel770/
Reinelt713,340/
Reynell71184/
Roisnel7174/
Regnéll7148/
Reinnel7143/
Ryhnell7139/
Roinnel7128/
Ringiel7115/
Regniel7113/
Raynell7112/
Rainelt719/
Rheinel718/
Reinhel714/
Regneil713/
Reingel713/
Raingel713/
Reineld712/
Roynell711/
Rainhel711/
Raitnel711/
Reinael711/
Reinoel711/
Reinele711/
Rhainielle711/
Rynaell711/
Rengell711/
Ringelė711/
Rainiel711/
Roiniel711/
Reiniel710/
Reinehl710/
Reinl671,789/
Renel671,534/
Reinoehl67898/
Rainl6717/
Rinil6717/
Rienoehl674/
Rinyl674/
Roinl672/
Rénel672/
Renielle672/
Rynel671/
Rainhill671/
Reinhill671/
Reiniehl671/
Rynyelle671/
Reiniele671/
Raingill670/

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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 Rignell
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