Ribow Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ribow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ribow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
France21:33,211,361423,184
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ribow Last Name Facts

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

Ribow is found most in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Ribow reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany Ribow is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riebow91381/
Reibow911/
Raibow910/
Richbow83153/
Rithbow831/
Riebouw831/
Rubow80618/
Rebow8055/
Ribov8047/
Reabow73313/
Roibov7386/
Ribauw7372/
Ribova7344/
Rebowe7344/
Raibov7323/
Raybow734/
Ribouf731/
Ribaws731/
Raibova6735/
Richbaw6716/
Hribova6713/
Roibova6711/
Rieboff671/
Raybowe671/
Raajbow671/

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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 Ribow
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