Rebb Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rebb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rebb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
India51:153,413,076951,030
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Rébb (14) are calculated separately.

Rebb (34) may also be a first name.

Rebb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rebb Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rebb occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant: Rébb. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rebb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rebb is the 1,070,546th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Rebb is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Rebb live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 34 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 2,704,917. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 20 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Rebb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rebb has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 305 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rebb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rebb surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rebb surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Rebb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 129.88% more than the national average, earning R 546,276 per year and in United States they earn 16.93% more than the national average, earning $50,454 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rébb9214/
Rhebb8923/
Reebb892/
Rebbs891/
Robb7541,646/
Rabb755,275/
Ribb75184/
Räbb7510/
Rebv751/
Rewb751/
Rhabb6757/
Ribbs6729/
Hrabb6726/
Hrybb672/
Raabb671/
Ryweb670/
Ribbås608/
D'Robb601/
Reebvs601/
Reebef601/
Ribv504/
Revv503/

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Rebb Reference & Research

Reeb DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Reeb FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rebb
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis