Ribakova Surname

477,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Ribakova 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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Ribakova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia5811:3,528470
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Bulgaria151:465,26020,978
Georgia91:416,17216,412
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
England71:7,959,723202,100
Abkhazia41:60,7163,073
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Ribakova 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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Ribakova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ribakova (Georgian: რიბაკოვა, Russian: Рибакова) is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribakova? popularity and diffusion

Ribakova is the 477,903rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Ribakova live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Baltic Europe.

It is most widely held in Latvia, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 3,528. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 41 percent reside, Latgale, where 26 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 20 percent reside. Not including Latvia it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 2 percent reside.

Ribakova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ribakova surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ribakova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ribakova in the Georgian language
რიბაკოვაribakova-
Ribakova in the Russian language
Рибаковаribakova-

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