Rigopoulos Surname
Approximately 2,092 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameRigopoulos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1,653 | 1:6,703 | 768 |
| United States | 263 | 1:1,378,171 | 95,481 |
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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'.
- vatrahela61Rigopoulos Demographics
Average Rigopoulos Salary in
United States
$47,847 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rigopoulos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rigopoulos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rigopoulos is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rigopoulos? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 199,660th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,483,531 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Rigopoulos live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 1,653 people, or 1 in 6,703. In Greece Rigopoulos is most common in: Attica, where 45 percent reside, Western Greece, where 31 percent reside and Peloponnese, where 7 percent reside. Besides Greece this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Rigopoulos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Rigopoulos are 10.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.27% registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigopulos | 95 | 20 | / |
| Rigoppoulos | 95 | 4 | / |
| Rigopoulous | 95 | 3 | / |
| Rigopolos | 95 | 1 | / |
| Regopoulos | 90 | 80 | / |
| Rigopoulis | 90 | 60 | / |
| Ricopoulos | 90 | 3 | / |
| Rigopoylos | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rogopoulos | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rigopoulus | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rigopulous | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rigopoulas | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rigoboulos | 90 | 1 | / |
| Raikopoulos | 86 | 43 | / |
| Rigoppoulus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Regopolos | 84 | 8 | / |
| Rakopoulos | 80 | 376 | / |
| Rokopoulos | 80 | 18 | / |
| Regopolous | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rekopoulos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raicopulos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Regopuolos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Regopoulus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rakopulos | 74 | 1 | / |
| Rekopeulos | 70 | 1 | / |
| Rakopoulus | 70 | 1 | / |
| Rikoplis | 67 | 6 | / |
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