Rodrigo Surname

4,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Rodrigo Surname Definition:

Ancient surname found in Aragon, Huesca, Zaragoza, and Navarre. Derived from German name Roderich, Rodolfo, or Roderic, equivalent to English name Rudolph. Name of last Visigoth king who tried to save Spain from Arabs.

Rodrigo means the glorious chief.

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Rodrigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka58,0341:35935
Spain24,7441:1,889221
Philippines21,9901:4,604366
Peru5,1281:6,198954
Brazil3,0841:69,4152,578
Argentina2,7671:15,4481,373
Angola2,3661:11,4071,401
Mexico1,7121:72,5043,194
United States1,6771:216,13521,040
Portugal1,4251:7,311683
Ecuador7041:22,5943,082
France6721:98,84314,460
United Arab Emirates6691:13,6951,687
Bolivia5251:20,2221,670
Australia4641:58,1807,082
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Colombia3581:133,4474,151
Canada3371:109,33411,723
England2781:200,42517,512
Qatar2501:9,4321,032
Venezuela2371:127,4434,204
Chile1891:93,2093,564
Germany1531:526,17944,202
India1371:5,599,017134,774
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Netherlands1331:126,97119,799
Uruguay1301:26,3983,068
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Guatemala681:236,5104,065
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
Italy471:1,301,20677,088
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Andorra431:1,950355
Belgium401:287,41633,962
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Oman181:204,8873,723
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Panama141:279,4476,847
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Cuba111:1,047,5206,594
China91:151,924,6187,954
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Maldives61:67,3622,983
São Tomé and Príncipe61:29,5701,440
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

The alternate forms: Rodrígo (2) & Rodrigó (1) are calculated separately.

Rodrigo (1,472,868) may also be a first name.

Rodrigo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ancient surname found in Aragon, Huesca, Zaragoza, and Navarre. Derived from German name Roderich, Rodolfo, or Roderic, equivalent to English name Rudolph. Name of last Visigoth king who tried to save Spain from Arabs.

Rodrigo means the glorious chief.

Basque name from Viacaya. Later spread throughout the Peninsula.

See Rodríguez, Ruíz.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Rodrigo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rodrigo (Marathi: रोडरीगो, Russian: Родриго) is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It may occur in the variant forms: Rodrígo or Rodrigó. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodrigo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rodrigo is the 4,329th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 56,087 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Rodrigo reside; 45 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 504th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 1,472,868 people.

The surname Rodrigo is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 58,034 people, or 1 in 359. Other than Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 106 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 19 percent live and The Philippines, where 17 percent live.

Rodrigo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rodrigo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rodrigo last name rose 3,727 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 13,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rodrigo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rodrigo last name is chiefly Buddhist (50%) in Russia.

In The United States Rodrigo are 36.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Rodrigo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.87% less than the national average, earning €7,846 per year; in Peru they earn 8.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,038 per year; in South Africa they earn 120.95% more than the national average, earning R 525,060 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.33% more than the national average, earning $25,729,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning $46,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $52,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rodrigo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rodrigo in the Marathi language
रोडरीगोrodarigo57.14
रेडरीगोredarigo28.57
रोडिरगोrodirago14.29
Rodrigo in the Russian language
Родригоrodrigo-

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