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Where Does The Last Name Rebecca Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Rebecca (Bengali: রেবেকা, Hindi: रेबेका, Marathi: रेबेका, Oriya: େରେବକା, Tibetan: རི་བི་ཀ་) is most common in South Sudan. It can also be found as: Rébecca or Rébécca. For other potential spellings of Rebecca click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rebecca? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 28,211^th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 382,468 people. Rebecca is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Rebecca live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 259^th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 2,234,403 people.

Rebecca is most frequent in South Sudan, where it is borne by 5,813 people, or 1 in 1,964. Other than South Sudan this surname is found in 92 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Rebecca Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Rebecca has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 9,753 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 291 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 175 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rebecca Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rebecca last name is primarily Catholic (38%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Rebecca last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rebecca earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.63% less than the national average, earning R 17,508 per year; in United States they earn 10.82% less than the national average, earning $38,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% less than the national average, earning $47,991 CAD per year.