Ribson Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ribson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ribson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania511:1,038,07145,916
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ribson (250) may also be a first name.

Ribson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ribson (Russian: Рибсон) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribson? popularity and diffusion

Ribson is the 1,628,521st most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Ribson is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Ribson are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 563,826th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 250 people.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,038,071. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Ribson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ribson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ribson last name expanded 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ribson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ribson surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ribson earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 154.93% more than the national average, earning $110,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.08% less than the national average, earning $39,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reibson9242/
Roibson921/
Reibsone861/
Ripson83207/
Rebson8312/
Ribsom835/
Rybson832/
Rifson831/
Ribsen830/
Riphson775/
Reebson771/
Ripsong771/
Raifson771/
Ribshan771/
Ruibsan770/
Reibsom770/
Reibsane7138/
Reibsann710/
Refson6782/
Ripsom6779/
Rebsom6774/
Revson6773/
Repson6763/
Ribsam6763/
Rypson6712/
Rifsan6711/
Ripsan678/
Rewson673/
Raiffeson672/
Riwsen671/
Rifzon671/
Rebsun671/
Rebsen670/

Ribson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ribson in the Russian language
Рибсонribson-

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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 Ribson
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