Ruigomez Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Ruigomez Surname User-submission:

This is a Visigothic surname that comes from the northern region of Cantabria, in Spain. Although there is a Portuguese variation "Ruy gomes", this surname is clearly Spanish. The word comes from the roots "Rui", which means "Roderick", and "Gomez", which is a very common Spanish surname that refers to "gum", meaning "man" in Visigothic.

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Ruigomez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2151:217,45114,567
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Ruigómez (10) are calculated separately.

Ruigomez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Visigothic surname that comes from the northern region of Cantabria, in Spain. Although there is a Portuguese variation "Ruy gomes", this surname is clearly Spanish. The word comes from the roots "Rui", which means "Roderick", and "Gomez", which is a very common Spanish surname that refers to "gum", meaning "man" in Visigothic.

References.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gómez

http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Rui

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This is a Visigothic surname that comes from the northern region of Cantabria, in Spain. Although there is a Portuguese variation "Ruy gomes", this surname is clearly Spanish. The word comes from the roots "Rui", which means "Roderick", and "Gomez", which is a very common Spanish surname that refers to "gum", meaning "man" in Visigothic.

References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gómez; http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Rui

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Ruigomez Last Name Facts

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

Ruigomez is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Ruigómez. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruigomez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 956,400th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name Ruigomez is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Ruigomez live; 79 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 79 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 217,451. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Cantabria, where 40 percent reside, Madrid, where 28 percent reside and Basque Country, where 28 percent reside. Not including Spain Ruigomez is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Mexico, where 5 percent reside.

Ruigomez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruigomez last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Ruigomez earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.52% more than the national average, earning $62,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruigómez9610/
Ruigomes881/
Rvigomez881/
Rugome868/
Rigome861/
Rigomer802/
Rigomeh801/
Reagomez751/
Rugoma7125/
Rigame715/
Rigoma713/
Rugame712/
Rogome711/
Rigamer6757/
Reyesgomez6727/
Rugamer679/
Rojasgomez673/
Regomes672/
Rugames672/
Regómez671/
Riggame671/

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