Riiga Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Riiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Riiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Riiga is more commonly found in The Solomon Islands than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Riiga.
How Common Is The Last Name Riiga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Riiga is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Riiga reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania.
It is most commonly occurring in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 38,669. In The Solomon Islands Riiga is most numerous in: Malaita Province, where 93 percent reside. Not including The Solomon Islands Riiga occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 32 percent reside and Estonia, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ri'iga | 91 | 7 | / |
| Rihinga | 83 | 7 | / |
| Riigaud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Riega | 80 | 2,121 | / |
| Riigi | 80 | 188 | / |
| Riige | 80 | 8 | / |
| Riigo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Reijinga | 77 | 92 | / |
| Roijinga | 77 | 28 | / |
| Raijinga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riygah | 73 | 273 | / |
| Riegas | 73 | 106 | / |
| Ruhiga | 73 | 15 | / |
| Riyoga | 73 | 15 | / |
| Riegga | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ryinga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Riigos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reeiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ríigas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rehiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Riighi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Riingi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rienga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Riesgas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rieggad | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Riiga
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