Rigter Surname
Approximately 1,296 people bear this surname
Rigter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 945 | 1:17,870 | 2,778 |
| Australia | 214 | 1:126,148 | 13,799 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Rigter Demographics
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Rigter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rigter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rigter occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rigter? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rigter is the 294,474th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,623,106 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Rigter reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Rigter is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 945 people, or 1 in 17,870. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 36 percent are found, Utrecht, where 21 percent are found and South Holland, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent are found and New Zealand, where 4 percent are found.
Rigter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rigter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rigter surname grew 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rigter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rigter last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reigter | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rigte | 91 | 3 | / |
| Regter | 83 | 427 | / |
| Ricter | 83 | 125 | / |
| Rikter | 83 | 86 | / |
| Rugter | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rikhter | 77 | 5,247 | / |
| Rickter | 77 | 93 | / |
| Rugtier | 77 | 85 | / |
| Ricther | 77 | 27 | / |
| Riktere | 77 | 4 | / |
| Riscter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rictter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Resgter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riokter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Reicter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rikte | 73 | 13 | / |
| Regte | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ricte | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rigta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Riscther | 71 | 2 | / |
| Richcter | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rucgtier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ricthter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rikthere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reiktere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reicther | 71 | 0 | / |
| Recter | 67 | 112 | / |
| Rykter | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rekter | 67 | 6 | / |
| Regtei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riccte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rycter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riegty | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ricthe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rukter | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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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