Rigogo Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rigogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Rigogo (20) may also be a first name.

Rigogo Last Name Facts

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

Rigogo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigogo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rigogo is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Rigogo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rigogo live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 20 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 80 percent are found, Lagos, where 10 percent are found and Ondo, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigongo927/
Rugogo8329/
Rigoga832/
Regogo831/
Rugoogo772/
Regougou711/
Riguga6712/
Rigaga673/
Rugoga671/
Raigaga6253/
Regouga622/
Regonga621/
Riganga621/
Raiganga572/
Regaga5018/
Rugaga506/
Rugega503/

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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 Rigogo
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