Rikhtegar Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Rikhtegar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Rikhtegar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rikhtegar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rikhtegar occurs most in Iran. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rikhtegar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Rikhtegar are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,265,696. Other than Iran Rikhtegar occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rikhtehgar | 95 | 18 | / |
| Rikhtegari | 95 | 1 | / |
| Rakhtehgar | 84 | 8 | / |
| Raikhedkar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Rekhatagar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Rekhatagare | 70 | 6 | / |
| Rakatekar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rkhedakar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ricktuker | 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 Rikhtegar
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