Rigova Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Rigova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
Slovakia281:190,58832,093
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Rigová (708), Rigóvá (22) & Rígová (1) are calculated separately.

Rigova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rigova (Russian: Ригова) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Rigová, Rigóvá or Rígová. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Rigova are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 1,847,731. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Chuvash Republic, where 32 percent live, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 13 percent live and Moscow, where 10 percent live. Beside Russia this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 22 percent live and Bulgaria, where 7 percent live.

Rigova Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rigova last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 40% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigová94708/
Rigoova9221/
Rigov91158/
Rigóvá8922/
Rígová891/
Rugova83699/
Rigava83191/
Regova8319/
Righov832/
Rygova832/
Raigov831/
Rigowa831/
Rigoová7710/
Raygova776/
Roigová773/
Rigooua771/
Reygova771/
Regov7382/
Rigab7322/
Rygov738/
Rigow731/
Rigaw730/
Rigob730/
Rigoff6714/
Rigaba676/
Regava673/
Riegow673/
Rigavo672/
Reugov672/
Ryghov672/
Rigawa672/
Rigavs672/
Rugová672/
Rugava671/
Raygov671/
Rigaab671/
Rugovo671/
Raigab671/
Rigabo671/
Rigauf671/
Rīgava671/
Regoba671/
Riggaw670/

Rigova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rigova in the Russian language
Риговаrigova-

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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 Rigova
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