Rigueira Surname

234,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Rigueira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigueira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,3531:158,2226,091
Spain1731:270,24316,860
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Rigueira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rigueira occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigueira? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rigueira is the 234,792nd most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,249,298 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Rigueira are found; 81 percent are found in South America and 79 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Rigueira is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,353 people, or 1 in 158,222. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 31 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 29 percent are found and São Paulo, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 10 percent are found and Portugal, where 8 percent are found.

Rigueira Last Name Statistics demography

Rigueira earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.49% less than the national average, earning $13,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigueiras9420/
Reigueira942/
Riguera93295/
Riguira931/
Regueira886,970/
Rigueiro88889/
Riguerra88143/
Riqueira8869/
Rigueras8857/
Rigera8617/
Rigira861/
Regueiras82135/
Riqueiras821/
Reiqueira821/
Regueiira821/
Reguera808,926/
Riguero80357/
Reguira805/
Reigira802/
Riquira801/
Righera801/
Rigaura801/
Riquera801/
Regueiro757,079/
Regueyra75309/
Regueras75299/
Rigueros75262/
Reguiras75135/
Requeira7565/
Reguerra7560/
Riqueiro7512/
Reguirra758/
Reguiraz755/
Regueiró754/
Reiguiro751/
Riquiera751/
Righeiro751/
Riguerey751/
Resguera751/
Riqueras751/
Rigoureau7178/
Regira7160/
Regera7131/
Rigara7124/
Rigero7122/
Reguerraz717/
Regueiros715/
Riguerros713/
Requeiras711/
Riqueiros711/
Reguerras711/
Reguero673,259/
Riquero671,847/
Righero67602/
Regerat67227/
Requera67131/
Rigiero6744/
Regaira6741/
Regerai6720/
Reguiro6718/
Riggara6716/
Regeras6711/
Regeyra675/
Régerat673/
Rigaray672/
Riggiro671/
Rajgira671/
Rigaraj671/
Rigarai671/
Reggera671/
Regiras671/
Rigeros671/
Reigero670/

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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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  • 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 Rigueira
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