Rigopoulos Surname

199,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Rigopoulos Surname User-submission:

The name comes from a Greek word (rigopoulo) which means 'the son of the king from Peloponese'. King in the Greek language is rigas (Latin, rex) so his son is a rigopoulo. Poulo means 'the one from Peloponese' and also 'son'.

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Rigopoulos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,6531:6,703768
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Australia771:350,59429,558
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Rigopoulos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name comes from a Greek word (rigopoulo) which means 'the son of the king from Peloponese'. King in the Greek language is rigas (Latin, rex) so his son is a rigopoulo. Poulo means 'the one from Peloponese' and also 'son'.

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Rigopoulos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rigopoulos is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigopoulos? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rigopoulos is the 199,660th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,483,531 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Rigopoulos are found; 79 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

It is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 1,653 people, or 1 in 6,703. In Greece Rigopoulos is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 45 percent are found, Western Greece, where 31 percent are found and Peloponnese, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Greece this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Rigopoulos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rigopoulos surname are 10.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.27% registered with the party.

The amount Rigopoulos earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.8% less than the national average, earning $40,840 CAD per year.

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