Ryg Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ryg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ryg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Norway271:190,45522,163
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Ryg (10) may also be a first name.

Ryg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ryg occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ryg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ryg is the 1,098,270th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. The last name Ryg occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Ryg live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ryg is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 46 percent are found, Illinois, where 19 percent are found and Iowa, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 15 percent are found and Norway, where 12 percent are found.

Ryg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ryg are 30.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.42% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ryg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.01% less than the national average, earning 311,448 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $44,799 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rygh861,556/
Rygg861,411/
Royg86317/
Ruyg86106/
Reyg864/
Rygz861/
Rygå861/
Rzyg861/
Rygs861/
Rayg860/
Ruygt7595/
Ruygh7583/
Ryggs7522/
Roygt7516/
Roygh752/
Roygs752/
Reygs750/
Ryk672,496/
Reg67458/
Rig67262/
Ryc67172/
Ryx6731/
Reygue6721/
Ryq675/
Rjg674/
Rygova672/
Ryjsgh671/

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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 Ryg
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