Rigue Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Rigue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1421:1,507,56650,366
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rigue (116) may also be a first name.

Rigue Last Name Facts

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

Rigue is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rigue click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigue? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rigue is the 1,415,499th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name Rigue is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Rigue reside; 94 percent reside in South America and 93 percent reside in Luso-South America. Rigue is also the 868,627th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 116 people.

This surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 1,507,566. In Brazil Rigue is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 37 percent live, São Paulo, where 35 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent live. Not including Brazil Rigue occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.

Rigue Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raigue9146/
Reigue918/
Rzigue915/
Rihgue911/
Riguey911/
Risgue911/
Hraigue831/
Righues831/
Rigbe803,705/
Rique802,110/
Regue801,262/
Rigui80209/
Rigwe802/
Règue802/
Rigve802/
Ricue801/
R'Gaigue771/
Reighuer770/
Rig75262/
Riquet732,400/
Riquez73906/
Riquer73506/
Ricque73323/
Risque73126/
Riques73113/
Rigbey7335/
Raique7331/
Reygue7321/
Hrigua7320/
Rizque7311/
Rezgue7311/
Reguei735/
Reguea734/
Ruigui732/
Riquea732/
Riguay732/
Riscue732/
Regwue731/
Riquie731/
Reague731/
Rigbee731/
Reigui731/
Rzigua731/
Rihgui731/
Ruique731/
Rioque731/
Rieque731/
Rigvey730/
Riek6779,311/
Roig6730,334/
Rigg6710,144/
Reig678,448/
Rieg672,697/
Risquez672,393/
Rike672,128/
Riquett67999/
Rzig67609/
Raig67529/
Risquet67338/
Ruig67309/
Rizquez67239/
Raikuea67239/
Risques67177/
Riec67158/
Riqueth67138/
Rigs6754/
Righ6742/
Riog6730/
Risquer6711/
Ricquet6710/
Ricg679/
Rigt675/
Rigz674/
Rizques673/
Ricquez673/
Rigp672/
Rgig672/
Hrig672/
Rizquet672/
Ricouet672/
Rrig672/
Riggbee672/
Ricques671/
Ricquer671/
Rigq671/
Riquetz671/
Rgeg671/
Rigk671/
Rioquei671/
Rigx671/
Rikouhe671/
Raiques671/
Risg671/

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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 Rigue
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