Ribenis Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Ribenis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ribenis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Rībenis (1) are calculated separately.

Ribenis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ribenis is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Rībenis. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribenis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ribenis is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Ribenis is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Ribenis reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 410,009. In Latvia Ribenis is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 60 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 20 percent are found and Latgale, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Latvia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and Estonia, where 13 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Ribenis
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