Ribbens Surname

242,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ribbens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ribbens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4741:24,2553,828
Netherlands3741:45,1537,674
United States3631:998,50973,813
England2131:261,58720,867
South Africa921:588,88845,159
France891:746,32392,306
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727

Ribbens Last Name Facts

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

Ribbens is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribbens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 242,837th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,435,512 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Ribbens live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 474 people, or 1 in 24,255. In Belgium Ribbens is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Belgium Ribbens is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Ribbens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ribbens has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ribbens surname rose 666 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ribbens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ribbens surname are 34.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ribbens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 102.62% more than the national average, earning R 481,500 per year and in United States they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning $54,259 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Ribbens
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