Rigter Surname

294,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rigter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9451:17,8702,778
Australia2141:126,14813,799
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rigter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rigter is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 294,474th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,623,106 people. Rigter occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Rigter reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 945 people, or 1 in 17,870. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 36 percent live, Utrecht, where 21 percent live and South Holland, where 12 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Rigter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rigter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rigter surname expanded 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rigter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rigter are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rigter earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.64% more than the national average, earning $51,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $50,132 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reigter921/
Rigte913/
Regter83427/
Ricter83125/
Rikter8386/
Rugter832/
Rikhter775,247/
Rickter7793/
Rugtier7785/
Ricther7727/
Riktere774/
Riscter771/
Rictter771/
Resgter771/
Riokter770/
Reicter770/
Rikte7313/
Regte733/
Ricte732/
Rigta731/
Riscther712/
Richcter712/
Rucgtier711/
Ricthter711/
Rikthere711/
Reiktere711/
Reicther710/
Recter67112/
Rykter6712/
Rekter676/
Regtei671/
Riccte671/
Rycter671/
Riegty670/
Ricthe670/
Rukter670/

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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 Rigter
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