Ribbeck Surname

333,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Peru

Ribbeck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rebecca; the French Rebecque. It has nothing to do with rebeck, an old name for a violin, as suggested by Lower. The diminutive Ribek-on is early found. Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, and Isaac were very popular at the same time.

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Ribbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4541:177,32520,795
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
Peru2311:137,5947,620
Chile511:345,4219,676
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Wales71:442,07621,198
England61:9,286,343223,652
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:267,3738,913
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Ribbeck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rebecca; the French Rebecque. It has nothing to do with rebeck, an old name for a violin, as suggested by Lower. The diminutive Ribek-on is early found. Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, and Isaac were very popular at the same time.

Gilbert Ribekon, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1804. Married — Isaac Rawlings and Sarah Rebbeck: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Ribbeck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ribbeck is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribbeck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 333,448th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,577,208 people. The surname Ribbeck occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Ribbeck reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 454 people, or 1 in 177,325. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 19 percent reside and Berlin, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Germany Ribbeck occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Peru, where 21 percent reside.

Ribbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ribbeck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ribbeck surname increased 1,947 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ribbeck Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ribbeck surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ribbeck last name are 15.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ribbeck earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 23.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,954 per year and in United States they earn 14.27% more than the national average, earning $49,308 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ribbecke93174/
Ribbek926/
Rebbeck86785/
Rübbeck8616/
Ribbick863/
Ribbeik861/
Ribbicke803/
Rebbec7721/
Ribbik7710/
Rebbek772/
Rebbick712/
Rubbick711/
Rebbecc711/
Rebbeke710/
Rebbik62240/
Rebbegh571/

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