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
Riiga is more commonly found in The Solomon Islands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Riiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Riiga is the 3,185,033rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Riiga live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in Solomonic Oceania.
It is most frequently occurring in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 38,669. In The Solomon Islands Riiga is mostly found in: Malaita Province, where 93 percent live. Apart from The Solomon Islands Riiga exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 32 percent live and Estonia, where 21 percent live.
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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