Rygh Surname
Approximately 1,556 people bear this surname
Rygh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1,002 | 1:5,132 | 487 |
| United States | 484 | 1:748,882 | 58,523 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Rygh Demographics
Average Rygh Salary in
United States
$44,638 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rygh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rygh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rygh occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rygh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 253,937th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,683,513 people. The surname Rygh is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Rygh reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most common in Norway, where it is held by 1,002 people, or 1 in 5,132. In Norway Rygh is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 56 percent reside, Central Norway, where 19 percent reside and Western Norway, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Norway this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Rygh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rygh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rygh surname grew 2,547 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rygh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rygh last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rygh earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning 362,845 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.45% more than the national average, earning $44,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.38% less than the national average, earning $43,033 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruygh | 89 | 83 | / |
| Roygh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ryg | 86 | 223 | / |
| Ryjsgh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rygg | 75 | 1,411 | / |
| Regh | 75 | 378 | / |
| Royg | 75 | 317 | / |
| Ruyg | 75 | 106 | / |
| Righ | 75 | 42 | / |
| Rykh | 75 | 18 | / |
| Reyg | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rygs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rzyg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rygå | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rygz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ryhx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rayg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Reykh | 67 | 760 | / |
| Raykh | 67 | 539 | / |
| Reigh | 67 | 507 | / |
| Reagh | 67 | 472 | / |
| Ruygt | 67 | 95 | / |
| Ruigh | 67 | 45 | / |
| Hrykh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ryggs | 67 | 22 | / |
| Roygt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Roykh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Reugh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Røegh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Raigh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Riegh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rehgh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roygs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Regch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rykhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ryhxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reygs | 67 | 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
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- 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 Rygh
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