Rigu Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

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

Rigu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela841:359,5727,720
Romania441:456,31535,605
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
India211:36,526,923420,161
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Rigu (2,165) may also be a first name.

Rigu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rigu (Hindi: रिगु, Marathi: रीगु, Oriya: ରିଗୁ, Tibetan: རི་མགུ།) is carried by more people in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigu? popularity and diffusion

Rigu is the 1,133,308th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name Rigu occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Rigu reside; 39 percent reside in South America and 39 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Rigu is also the 161,154th most commonly used forename globally, held by 2,165 people.

This last name is most widely held in Venezuela, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 359,572. In Venezuela it is most common in: Bolívar, where 33 percent reside, Capital District, where 26 percent reside and Miranda, where 15 percent reside. Barring Venezuela this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 21 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.

Rigu Last Name Statistics demography

Rigu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigau891,200/
Rigou89742/
Ruigu89380/
Righu8952/
Rigut8934/
Rigus8928/
Rigud8924/
Riggu8915/
Rigup8912/
Riguu892/
Raigu891/
Rigaud8016,435/
Rigaux803,661/
Rigaut802,287/
Rigout80321/
Rigoux80154/
Rigous8080/
Rigoud8025/
Raingu8019/
Raigau806/
Rigutt806/
Rigaus803/
Ruingu803/
Rigush802/
Riggus802/
Raigou801/
Raigut801/
Rigauz801/
Risgud801/
Riggou801/
Rigguh801/
Righou801/
Rigust801/
Reigus801/
Rigó754,861/
Regu752,251/
Rugu751,641/
Rygu751/
Rigault734,644/
Rigoult73119/
Rigouts7393/
Raingou7385/
Rigusch739/
Righult738/
Rigauts734/
Reingou733/
Reigoux733/
Raigeau732/
Ruiggus731/
Rrigaud731/
Reghu671,573/
Regus671,193/
Rygus67212/
Regau6788/
Regud6771/
Rughu6753/
Rigão6736/
Reichgut6735/
Reguș6729/
Regut6725/
Regou6721/
Reguh6715/
Rugau679/
Reegu676/
Raichgut675/
Ruggu675/
Reguš674/
Reggu673/
Reagu672/
Rigoo672/
Reguz672/
Rygou671/
Reguş671/
Rigoe671/
Rigauthd671/
Rheingou671/

Rigu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rigu in the Oriya language
ରିଗୁrigu-
Rigu in the Marathi language
रीगुrigu-
Rigu in the Tibetan language
རི་མགུ།rigu50
རི་གུ།rigu50
Rigu in the Hindi language
रिगुrigu44
रिगूrigu28
रीगूrigu24
रीगुrigu4

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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 Rigu
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