Ryggstein Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Ryggstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faroe Islands | 13 | 1:3,769 | 407 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ryggstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ryggstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ryggstein occurs in The Faroe Islands more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ryggstein? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Ryggstein occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Ryggstein reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequently used in The Faroe Islands, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,769. Not including The Faroe Islands it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rekstein | 71 | 25 | / |
| Richstein | 67 | 460 | / |
| Rechstein | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rekshtein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ryksztejn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riekstein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rickstein | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reichstein | 63 | 3,200 | / |
| Raichstein | 63 | 2 | / |
| Raykhsteyn | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rechsteinn | 63 | 0 | / |
| Raykhshteyn | 60 | 5 | / |
| Rixstine | 59 | 24 | / |
| Rexstine | 59 | 0 | / |
| Rekstien | 59 | 0 | / |
| Rekshtene | 56 | 13 | / |
| Rekstienė | 56 | 2 | / |
| Reckstine | 56 | 2 | / |
| Ricksteen | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rickstine | 56 | 0 | / |
| Rigstam | 50 | 3 | / |
| Rixtine | 50 | 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 Ryggstein
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