Ribama Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Ribama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 161 | 1:129,000 | 14,584 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
Ribama (30) may also be a first name.
Ribama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ribama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ribama is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ribama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,343,156th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ribama reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ribama is also the 1,911,214th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 129,000. In Cameroon Ribama is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 80 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 16 percent are found and South Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ribamas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ribamma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rubama | 83 | 1,412 | / |
| Riboma | 83 | 8 | / |
| Rebama | 83 | 3 | / |
| Riwama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rievama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ribamer | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rebamma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rubamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rubamah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rubahama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rubaimah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ribemo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruboma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rubema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rebamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rivame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rebatmi | 62 | 12 | / |
| Revamma | 62 | 12 | / |
| Rajuama | 62 | 8 | / |
| Ritvamo | 62 | 3 | / |
| Ribeimo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rebamis | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rihuoma | 62 | 1 | / |
| Reyvamma | 57 | 11 | / |
| Rebahmed | 57 | 9 | / |
| Revatmma | 57 | 8 | / |
| Rajuamma | 57 | 5 | / |
| Reibosme | 57 | 4 | / |
| Ruboimah | 57 | 3 | / |
| Rajhvamma | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rebome | 50 | 1 | / |
| Rewamo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Ribama
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