Ribebe Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Ribebe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Ribebe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ribebe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ribebe is borne by more people in Kenya 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 Ribebe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Ribebe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ribebe live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Ribebe is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 67 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 17 percent reside and Muranga County, where 17 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and Namibia, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Ribebe
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