Surname Riger in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Riger families are Croats (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica area and in Nasice area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Riger live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Fericanci in Orahovica area (<10), Nasice (<10), Bizovac in Valpovo area (<10), Podgorac in Nasice area (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Riger (including: Rieger , Rüger , Riegger , Righter , Rigger , Rhiger , Ryger and Heriger ) is present in 82 countries worldwide. The family name "Riger " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Russian Federation , and some 100 people in Israel. "Rieger " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 7000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil. "Rigger " is used by some 200 people in Indonesia , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Riger, Dražen Riger, Stanislav Riger, Stjepan Riger, Nada Riger, Zlata Riger, Dalibor Riger, Zvjezdana Riger, Elizabeta Riger, Matija Riger, Katica Riger, Zdenka Riger, Stevo Riger, Jozo Riger, Miroslav Riger, Igor Riger, Anica Riger, Franjo Riger, Slavica Riger

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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