Rigson Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Rigson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Rigson (53) may also be a first name.

Rigson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rigson (Russian: Ригсон) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rigson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 20 percent of Rigson live; 20 percent live in West Africa and 20 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most common forename globally, held by 53 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is most frequent in: Kerala, where 100 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rixson83380/
Rikson83366/
Ricson8322/
Regson836/
Rigzon831/
Rickson771,695/
Rigsang7710/
Rigsanh772/
Rixon734,630/
Reiksson715/
Reickson714/
Ricksonn711/
Rieckson711/
Riggssan711/
Riksen67728/
Rigzen67563/
Rixhon67419/
Rexson6749/
Rekson6743/
Riksan6736/
Riksén678/
Regzon675/
Recson674/
Rexion673/
Riksun672/
Ricsán671/
Regsan671/
Regsun671/
Rigzan671/
Rigsam671/
Rixsom670/
Rixsen670/

Rigson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rigson in the Russian language
Ригсонrigson-

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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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  • 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 Rigson
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