Ribouem Surname
Approximately 374 people bear this surname
Ribouem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 373 | 1:55,681 | 7,197 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Ribouem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ribouem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ribouem is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ribouem.
How Common Is The Last Name Ribouem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ribouem is the 763,307th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. Ribouem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ribouem are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 373 people, or 1 in 55,681. In Cameroon Ribouem is most common in: Centre Region, where 83 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 14 percent reside and South Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also found in Togo, where 0 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 Ribouem
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