Ribe Surname

173,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Norway

Ribe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ribe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain8211:56,9455,228
Norway4531:11,3521,268
France4531:146,62922,692
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Argentina1051:407,08031,114
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Mexico631:1,970,25718,660
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Taiwan371:633,6424,637
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Chile231:765,93416,989
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Latvia81:256,25623,728
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Ribé (91) & Ribè (1) are calculated separately.

Ribe (227) may also be a first name.

Ribe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ribe (Arabic: رايب, Bengali: রিবী, Hindi: रीबे) is more commonly found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ribé or Ribè. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ribe is the 173,231st most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,937,342 people. The last name Ribe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Ribe are found; 33 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 33 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 596,468th most widespread first name on earth, held by 227 people.

It is most frequent in Spain, where it is borne by 821 people, or 1 in 56,945. In Spain Ribe is most prevalent in: Catalonia, where 91 percent live, La Rioja, where 3 percent live and Murcia, where 2 percent live. Apart from Spain this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 18 percent live and France, where 18 percent live.

Ribe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ribe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ribe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ribe surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Ribe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning 361,736 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning R 80,772 per year; in United States they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning $42,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $50,792 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ribé9291/
Ribè921/
Ribes8913,044/
Riebe895,048/
Ribet894,261/
Riber891,930/
Reibe89377/
Riobe89309/
Ribey89252/
Raibe89202/
Ribeh8924/
Ribed8918/
Ribie8917/
Ribei8913/
Ribee8911/
Ribez8910/
Ribeš894/
Ribhe893/
Ruibe893/
Risbe893/
Ribep893/
Ribeu892/
Ribea891/
Ribej891/
Reiber805,330/
Raiber80708/
Risbey80335/
Roibet80166/
Ribett80137/
Raibei8033/
Ribets8026/
Hraibe8025/
Ribeiz8024/
Hriber8011/
Ruibet8011/
Risbet807/
Roibeh807/
Reibie806/
Reibes806/
Hreibe805/
Ruiber803/
Raibes802/
Roiber802/
Ribeas802/
Roibei802/
Risber802/
Raibee801/
Rijbee801/
Reibet801/
Risbee800/
Rhiber800/
Rheibe800/
Reibed800/
Ruisbe800/
Riba7525,026/
Rube756,014/
Rive752,082/
Ribi751,506/
Rebe751,456/
Riby75568/
Rübe75230/
Riwe75150/
Ribă7520/
Rybe758/
Risbetz73111/
Richber7359/
Reiberh7312/
Reibech736/
Rhibech734/
Hraibeh733/
Roitber732/
Roiberh731/
Rishbey730/
Rishber730/
Reber6716,516/
Rivet6712,687/
Rives6711,517/
River674,180/
Ribić673,700/
Riewe672,002/
Risby671,289/
Räber671,226/
Rubie671,172/
Rubey671,059/
Revie67945/
Ribis67926/
Rubea67877/
Ribay67830/
Rebei67745/
Rubei67629/
Rieve67500/
Rüber67480/
Rebes67465/
Ribai67437/
Rubeh67423/
Rebet67387/
Rebie67380/
Rived67370/
Reive67337/
Rijbi67236/
Reabe67207/
Rivez67202/
Raibi67198/
Ruiba67169/
Ribaj67167/
Hriba67162/
Ruebe67150/
Rebey67147/
Roiba67127/
Rubee67125/
Reebe6787/
Raiwe6786/
Rebej6786/
Ribha6782/
Rivey6777/
Raybe6776/
Raiba6772/
Rivie6767/
Roitberh6765/
Rivea6761/
Rebeś6752/
Ryber6750/
Ruybe6747/
Ribio6747/
Rebeh6744/
Ribit6743/
Reiba6743/
Rebee6739/
Rebhe6737/
Reube6732/
Rieba6729/
Ribhi6727/
Rebge6726/
Ribid6724/
Rebeu6724/
Rehbe6723/
Rhiba6723/
Risve6722/
Hrube6722/
Rimpe6721/
Rybie6720/
Rajbe6720/
Rebez6720/
Riboa6719/
Ribés6718/
Roive6717/
Ribui6717/
Riobé6717/
Ribiy6716/
Reiby6716/
Rebed6715/
Riboi6714/
Roibi6713/
Reiwe6713/
Ribaa6713/
Rijve6712/
Rhibi6711/
Hrebe6710/
Ribij679/
Rebea679/
Ribih679/
Risbi678/
Raiby678/
Roiwe678/
Rybei677/
Riwei677/
Ritve677/
Rubhe676/
Rivei676/
Rievi676/
Ruibi675/
Ribuy675/
Ruive675/
Hraiberh675/
Riboy674/
Rriba674/
Ribhy674/
Ribii674/
Hribi674/
Raive673/
Ruhbe673/
Reibi672/
Ritby672/
Riwey672/
Retbe672/
Riebi672/
Rieby672/
Raisbech672/
Rubeu672/
Riwhe672/
Rieue672/
Ribøy672/
Reybe672/
Ryobe672/
Réber672/
Riobi672/
Resbe672/
Rijwe671/
Rybee671/
Reichber671/
Rihbi671/
Rhebe671/
Hreibesh671/
Rejbe671/
Rebeć671/
Rewie671/
Riove671/
Rijba671/
Riewa671/
Ribét671/
Rivee671/
Riweh671/
Rzibi671/
Răbei671/
Rêber671/
Ríbes671/
Roybe671/
Roihberh671/
Ruiwe671/
Raisberh671/
Hreiberh671/
Reisbech670/
Rhive670/

Ribe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ribe in the Bengali language
রিবীribi-
Ribe in the Hindi language
रीबेribe-
Ribe in the Arabic language
رايبrayb-
ريبهrybh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ribe
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