Ribbe Surname

303,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ribbe Surname User-submission:

A Germanic variant of the Slavic surname Ripka; a compound of ric (power, powerful) and behrt (bright).

Ribbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6391:125,98715,384
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
France1991:333,78350,418
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Ribbe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Germanic variant of the Slavic surname Ripka; a compound of ric (power, powerful) and behrt (bright).

- katbevo

Ribbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ribbe (Hindi: रिब्बे) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ribbe is the 303,968th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 5,844,062 people. The last name Ribbe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Ribbe are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 639 people, or 1 in 125,987. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 19 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Hamburg, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and France, where 16 percent live.

Ribbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ribbe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ribbe surname rose 774 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ribbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ribbe are 35.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.46% registered to vote for the party.

Ribbe earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,139 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ribbey91124/
Ribbes9194/
Ribber918/
Ribbet916/
Ribbie913/
Riobbe911/
Hribbe910/
Ribbee910/
Ribbets833/
Ribbech832/
Reibebe831/
Rebbe80978/
Ribba80935/
Ribby80125/
Rubbe8090/
Ribbi8054/
Ribue8036/
Rybbe8015/
Rübbe801/
Ribwe801/
Rebber73258/
Rubbie7352/
Räbber7329/
Rebbie7324/
Rubbey7314/
Rebbes738/
Ribbit735/
Riobve733/
Ribbis732/
Rebbet732/
Ribbio731/
Rivbet731/
Rebbei731/
Ribbai731/
Rebbee731/
Ribbiy730/
Ribouet6741/
Ribbits6728/
Ribbich6723/
Ribbitt679/
Rebbett679/
Ribouhe672/
Rebbeth670/
Ribbitz670/
Rebbets670/

Ribbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ribbe in the Hindi language
रिब्बेribbe-

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