Rigueiro Surname

396,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Rigueiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigueiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal2171:48,0102,732
Spain2161:216,44514,523
Brazil2001:1,070,37237,537
Argentina1761:242,86019,732
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
France31:22,140,907385,998
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Rigueiro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rigueiro is found most in Portugal. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigueiro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 396,526th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,197,464 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Rigueiro are found; 49 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

Rigueiro is most prevalent in Portugal, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 48,010. Besides Portugal this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 22 percent are found.

Rigueiro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rigueiro surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Rigueiro earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.86% less than the national average, earning $33,287 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riguero93357/
Regueiro887,079/
Rigueira881,715/
Rigueros88262/
Riqueiro8812/
Righeiro881/
Reiguiro881/
Rigero8622/
Rigueiras8220/
Regueiros825/
Riguerros823/
Reigueira822/
Riqueiros821/
Reguero803,259/
Riquero801,847/
Righero80602/
Riguera80295/
Rigiero8044/
Reguiro8018/
Riggiro801/
Riguira801/
Rigeros801/
Reigero800/
Regueira756,970/
Riqueros75459/
Regueros75242/
Riguerra75143/
Requeiro7584/
Riqueira7569/
Rigueras7557/
Risquero7516/
Riqueroz7511/
Reguerro759/
Regueyro756/
Regueiró754/
Reguirro751/
Regero71678/
Rigaro71209/
Regueiras71135/
Regiro7131/
Rigera7117/
Reguerros711/
Regueiira711/
Reiqueira711/
Riqueiras711/
Rigira711/
Reguera678,926/
Recuero674,409/
Requero67400/
Requiro67260/
Reggero6747/
Reguira675/
Regeros673/
Regeyro673/
Reigira672/
Righera671/
Rigaura671/
Riquera671/
Regiero671/
Rygiero671/
Riquira671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rigueiro
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