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 borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ribama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ribama is the 1,343,156th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ribama live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 30 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 129,000. In Cameroon Ribama is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 80 percent live, Littoral Region, where 16 percent live and South Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
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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