Rygård Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rygård Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rygård Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Sweden121:820,56361,223

Rygård Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rygård is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rygård? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rygård is the 3,373,373rd most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rygård are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 256,578. In Denmark it is most common in: Central Denmark Region, where 50 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 32 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Denmark Rygård exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 35 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rysgård9216/
Ryssgård866/
Rygr8029/
Regårdh7739/
Rejgård7721/
Risgård7720/
Resgård7713/
Reegård7711/
Rajgård7710/
Reygerd7710/
Åregård775/
Ryger7375/
Røisgård7151/
Reingård7123/
Rågegård711/
Rygert6725/
Reyger6719/
Royger674/
Rayger672/
Rygher671/

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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 Rygård
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