The Riegel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,775 people carried this name — #8,090 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 334 people named Riegel.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
275 people named Riegel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 343 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 176 people named Riegel live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
50 people named Riegel live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Riegel.
- Rieder 2,349 · U.S. census
- Riedinger 739 · U.S. census
- Riedle 325 · U.S. census
- Riedlinger 571 · U.S. census
- Rieffel 113 · U.S. census
- Rieg 378 · U.S. census
- Rieger 5,739 · U.S. census
- Riegert 633 · U.S. census
- Riegler 1,004 · U.S. census
- Riehl 3,498 · U.S. census
- Riehm 586 · U.S. census
- Riel 2,160 · U.S. census
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