Cognomen Rigel (Rigel 
, Rygiel 
, Reigel 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common last name. The surname Rigel is characteristic of Poland, where it is quite a rare surname, Belgium, where it is a rare surname, and Mexico. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Poland, and Mexico. Also, Rigel is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Rigel | Philippines, Mexico, Indonesia, United States, Germany |
| Rygiel | Philippines, Poland, France, United States, Germany |
| Reigel | Philippines, United States, Argentina, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany |
| Ригель | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
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henri-joseph rigel French composer of German birth (1741-1799), FR (b. 1741) |
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| johann nepomuk rigel (b. 1744) |
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| anton rigel (b. 1745) |
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| henri jean rigel French composer and musicologist, FR (b. 1772) |
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| louis rigel (b. 1769) |
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| raphael rigel Austrian architect (1787 - unbe), AT (b. 1787) |
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| franz rigel (b. 1783) |
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maria rigel German politician (1869-1937), DE (b. 1869) |
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| robert rigel Austrian politician, AT (b. 1872) |
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michel rigel French painter, printmaker, lithographer and sculptor, FR (b. 1950) |
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| jiří rigel CZ (b. 1922) |
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| ivan rigel (b. 1953) |
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| rigel procópio fernandes researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-5269-2342) |
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| rigel j kishton researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-5682-3896) |
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| rigel kivi researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0001-8828-2759 |
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