Rigová Surname

473,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Rigová Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rigová Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia4681:11,4031,423
Czechia2401:44,3067,383

The alternate forms: Rigova (129), Rigóvá (22) & Rígová (1) are calculated separately.

Rigová Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rigová is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Rigova, Rigóvá or Rígová. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigová? popularity and diffusion

It is the 473,192nd most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 10,293,144 people. The surname Rigová occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rigová reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is held by 468 people, or 1 in 11,403. In Slovakia Rigová is most numerous in: Košice Region, where 25 percent live, Bratislava Region, where 21 percent live and Trnava Region, where 19 percent live. Besides Slovakia Rigová occurs in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 34 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigova94129/
Rigóvá9422/
Rígová941/
Rigoová9210/
Roigová923/
Rigoova7721/
Rigava67191/
Regova6719/
Rygova672/
Rigavo672/
Rigowa671/
Rigabo671/
Raygova626/
Reygova621/
Rigooua621/
Regowo5030/
Rigaba506/
Regava503/
Rigawa502/
Regoba501/
Rīgava501/
Regabo501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rigová
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