Rigters Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Rigters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname2171:2,547375
Netherlands1991:84,86014,115
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Rigters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rigters occurs more in Suriname more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Rigters click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigters? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 664,903rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Rigters live; 48 percent live in South America and 48 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The last name Rigters is most common in Suriname, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 2,547. Not including Suriname this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 44 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Rigters Last Name Statistics demography

Rigters earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruigters932/
Regters8612/
Rikters864/
Ricters861/
Richters802,746/
Rikhters806/
Rikteris801/
Richteris753/
Rogders7129/
Ragders712/
Riguete Aires701/
Rykhters6715/
Rechters6714/
Roig-Torres674/
Rictoros672/
Roig Torres671/
Rigaudieres671/
Recteras671/
Rguterez671/

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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 Rigters
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