Rigom Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rigom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1411:5,440,180132,298
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rigom (27) may also be a first name.

Rigom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rigom (Tibetan: རི་སྒོ་མོ།) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,248,410th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name Rigom occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Rigom live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rigom is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 27 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 5,440,180. In India it is most numerous in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 99 percent live and Assam, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account India it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigomg917/
Rigome911/
Reigom910/
Rigon8010,898/
Rigam80356/
Rigão8036/
Regom8035/
Rigum8018/
Rugom804/
Raigon73718/
Rigone73348/
Riggon73148/
Reigam7330/
Rigong7319/
Righam738/
Raigum736/
Reigon735/
Rigame735/
Rigond733/
Righon732/
Rigoon732/
Rughom732/
Raigam732/
Rigoin731/
Riggam731/
Rigamm731/
Regomn731/
Riegam730/
Reagom730/
Riegon730/
Rigogne6763/
Raingon6714/
Raingam6714/
Rigoine672/
Raigond672/
Raigoon671/
Riggame671/

Rigom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rigom in the Tibetan language
རི་སྒོ་མོ།rigomo-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rigom
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