Ribow Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Ribow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ribow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ribow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ribow is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ribow? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Ribow live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany Ribow is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Outside of Germany Ribow exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riebow | 91 | 381 | / |
| Reibow | 91 | 1 | / |
| Raibow | 91 | 0 | / |
| Richbow | 83 | 153 | / |
| Rithbow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Riebouw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rubow | 80 | 618 | / |
| Rebow | 80 | 55 | / |
| Ribov | 80 | 47 | / |
| Reabow | 73 | 313 | / |
| Roibov | 73 | 86 | / |
| Ribauw | 73 | 72 | / |
| Ribova | 73 | 44 | / |
| Rebowe | 73 | 44 | / |
| Raibov | 73 | 23 | / |
| Raybow | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ribouf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ribaws | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raibova | 67 | 35 | / |
| Richbaw | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hribova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Roibova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rieboff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raybowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raajbow | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ribow
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