Rygas Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Rygas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rygas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1991:190,99925,806
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Rygaś (2) are calculated separately.

Rygas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rygas occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Rygaś. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rygas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Rygas live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Rygas is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 190,999. Beside Poland it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Denmark, where 5 percent are found.

Rygas Last Name Statistics demography

Rygas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rygaś932/
Reygas913/
Ryogas911/
Roygas911/
Ryga8961/
Reygass833/
Rigas806,121/
Regas801,325/
Rayga80106/
Royga804/
Ryoga802/
Rygaz801/
Rygat801/
Rygos801/
Rīgas801/
Raygasse7788/
Reygasse7717/
Rygasova777/
Riegas73106/
Regaas7347/
Roigas7346/
Riggas7334/
Rhigas7323/
Reigas7323/
Reggas7315/
Regasz7311/
Righas738/
Regaus735/
Rigaus733/
Reynga733/
Riogas733/
Regase732/
Regais732/
Reghas732/
Reagas732/
Raygoa732/
Rihgas731/
Rigats731/
Roygah731/
Rigase731/
Rigaas731/
Ruigas731/
Raygah731/
Raigas731/
Reygat731/
Raygai731/
Raygad731/
Reygad731/
Regass730/
Rygatt730/
Rega6713,586/
Riga6711,161/
Reghais67233/
Regasse67186/
Rayngay6724/
Reygadd6715/
Regatts679/
Reygach678/
Réga675/
Reigase674/
Rigauts674/
Reigass674/
Rayghai673/
Rêga671/
Régaisz671/
Rjga671/
Regasch671/
Rygaadt671/

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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
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  • 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 Rygas
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