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Worldwide, Rudiger (Rudiger
, Рудигер
) is quite a rare male first name. The given name Rudiger is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Belgium, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Austria, where it is a rare masculine name, and Germany. Also, Rudiger is the last name as well as the forename.
Rudiger is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rudiger , the operatic character in the opera Sigurd by Ernest Reyer.