Ribakov Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Ribakov Surname User-submission:

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of a fisherman, one who caught and sold fish. It is derived from the Russian word ryba, meaning 'fish', or rybak, meaning 'fisherman', and a suffix -ov or -ova, son and daughter respectively.

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Ribakov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Georgia231:162,85010,905
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
England31:18,572,686338,250
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Ribakov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of a fisherman, one who caught and sold fish. It is derived from the Russian word ryba, meaning 'fish', or rybak, meaning 'fisherman', and a suffix -ov or -ova, son and daughter respectively.

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Ribakov Last Name Facts

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

Ribakov (Georgian: რიბაკოვი, Russian: Рибаков) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribakov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,434,893rd most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Ribakov live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 45 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Ribakov is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 2,251,923. In Russia Ribakov is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 28 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 27 percent reside and Ivanovo Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Not including Russia it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 15 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 9 percent reside.

Ribakov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Ribakov are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

Ribakov earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ribakov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ribakov in the Georgian language
რიბაკოვიribakovi87.5
რიბაკოვribakov12.5
Ribakov in the Russian language
Рибаковribakov-

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