Rigstad Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Rigstad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 108 | 1:3,356,101 | 190,802 |
| Norway | 31 | 1:165,880 | 20,092 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Rigstad Demographics
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Rigstad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rigstad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rigstad is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rigstad? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,428,594th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Rigstad live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 3,356,101. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 23 percent reside, Michigan, where 18 percent reside and Alabama, where 17 percent reside. Besides The United States Rigstad is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 21 percent reside and Portugal, where 3 percent reside.
Rigstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rigstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rigstad surname expanded 10,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rigstad Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rigstad surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rigstad earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 1.25% less than the national average, earning 341,739 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.45% less than the national average, earning $41,228 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reigstad | 93 | 809 | / |
| Rikstad | 86 | 305 | / |
| Regstad | 86 | 64 | / |
| Rugstad | 86 | 62 | / |
| Rigstod | 86 | 1 | / |
| Richstad | 80 | 100 | / |
| Rickstad | 80 | 64 | / |
| Årikstad | 80 | 25 | / |
| Rickstead | 75 | 1 | / |
| Richstadt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Richstead | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rekstad | 71 | 547 | / |
| Reichstadt | 71 | 310 | / |
| Rieksta | 71 | 106 | / |
| Rukstad | 71 | 75 | / |
| Rexstad | 71 | 3 | / |
| Riechstadt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rickstat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raikhshtadt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Richstat | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rexstead | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reckstadt | 63 | 85 | / |
| Rückstadt | 63 | 17 | / |
| Raichstat | 63 | 7 | / |
| Reichstat | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rechstadt | 63 | 0 | / |
| Reksta | 62 | 1 | / |
| Reichstatt | 59 | 26 | / |
| Raikhshtat | 59 | 3 | / |
| Rueckstadt | 59 | 1 | / |
| Reichstaut | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rekshta | 57 | 8 | / |
| Raykhshtadt | 56 | 16 | / |
| Reykhshtadt | 56 | 2 | / |
| Reksztat | 53 | 14 | / |
| Hrykshtas | 50 | 3 | / |
| Rixto | 50 | 2 | / |
| Reichstei | 50 | 1 | / |
| Rexta | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Rigstad
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