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Surname

Rigová

Male form: Riga

242 Bearers
7094. Rank
female Gender

Meaning

The feminine form of the surname Rigek. Surname formed as a diminutive – often from a given name or nickname.

Origin: a diminutive suffix -ek/-ík/-ka

A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.

Surname distribution by municipality

Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 62 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Rigová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Ústecký kraj 47
2 Moravskoslezský kraj 33
3 Jihomoravský kraj 29
4 Středočeský kraj 20
5 Karlovarský kraj 20
6 Plzeňský kraj 17
7 Liberecký kraj 15
8 Jihočeský kraj 14
9 Královéhradecký kraj 12
10 Hlavní město Praha 10
11 Pardubický kraj 9
12 Zlínský kraj 8
13 Olomoucký kraj 7
14 Kraj Vysočina 1
Total CZ242
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Rumburk 23
2 Karviná 15
3 Brno 13
4 Sokolov 12
5 Varnsdorf 11
6 Frýdlant 11
7 Praha 10
8 Nýřany 8
9 Ostrava 7
10 Černošice 6
11 Český Krumlov 6
12 Kaplice 6
13 Chrudim 6
14 Karlovy Vary 5
15 Most 5
16 Mikulov 5
17 Olomouc 5
18 Kladno 4
19 Mnichovo Hradiště 4
20 Nepomuk 4
21 Kadaň 4
22 Trutnov 4
23 Nový Jičín 4
24 Orlová 4
25 Stříbro 3
26 Dobruška 3
27 Uherské Hradiště 3
28 Bučovice 3
29 Valašské Meziříčí 3
30 Český Brod 2

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011