Ribu Surname

237,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Ribu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ribu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9941:133,04713,281
Romania1861:107,94612,145
France1511:439,88663,493
Philippines1081:937,39183,277
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
India261:29,502,515369,827
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Moldova231:154,84216,100
Norway231:223,57824,793
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Rîbu (36) are calculated separately.

Ribu (3,055) may also be a first name.

Ribu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ribu (Bengali: রিভু, Hindi: रीबू, Marathi: रीबू, Oriya: ରିବୁ, Russian: Рибу) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Rîbu. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 237,286th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,307,060 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Ribu live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ribu is also the 130,610th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 3,055 people.

This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 994 people, or 1 in 133,047. In Indonesia Ribu is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 35 percent are found, North Sumatra, where 15 percent are found and Bali, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia Ribu exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 11 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Ribu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ribu last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ribu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.71% less than the national average, earning 298,648 kr per year and in United States they earn 93.43% more than the national average, earning $83,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rîbu9236/
Ribut893,337/
Roibu893,320/
Ribau891,188/
Ribou89659/
Raibu89627/
Ribus89153/
Ribud8943/
Ribuh8934/
Ribui8917/
Ribhu8912/
Ribuy895/
Reibu894/
Ribeu892/
Riobu891/
Rribu891/
Ruibu891/
Risbud801,320/
Ribaut80992/
Ribaud80833/
Ribouh80781/
Ribaux80506/
Riboud80448/
Riebau80355/
Riboux80230/
Ribout80159/
Ribous8027/
Raibou8019/
Ribush808/
Røisbu808/
Reibau806/
Riobuy803/
Raibhu802/
Ruibus801/
Ribuzs801/
Roisbu801/
Riwu755,178/
Rubu751,051/
Rivu75783/
Rebu75370/
Ribó7598/
Rybu7533/
Ribault732,731/
Raibaut73441/
Raibaud73208/
Riboust7336/
Reibaud7325/
Riboult7311/
Rhibaud7310/
Ribautt739/
Ribouhe732/
Reibaut732/
Raibous732/
Raibouh732/
Roibush731/
Raibout731/
Ribouët731/
Richbuy730/
Rybus671,451/
Rebus67812/
Rebut67722/
Rubau67182/
Rubui67124/
Roybu67113/
Rimpu6795/
Rebou6759/
Riboe6756/
Ryobu6756/
Rebuś6751/
Rivau6750/
Riwou6746/
Rebuš6732/
Riboň6730/
Riboo6729/
Rebuh6728/
Rhebu6727/
Rebeu6724/
Rebud6717/
Resbu6716/
Riwuh6716/
Rebuá6712/
Rybuś6712/
Räbus678/
Rebuy677/
Riwus676/
Reebu675/
Rebhu673/
Rébus673/
Rivus672/
Raybu672/
Rajbu672/
Rubeu672/
Rhubu672/
Raivu671/
Rubhu671/
Rebau671/
Reivu671/
Rijvu671/
Reubu671/
Raibault671/
Rebuz671/
Rubuy671/
Rybut671/
Riewu671/
Ruebu671/
Ruiwu671/
Rubuh671/
Raiwu671/
Riwau671/
Richbouy670/
Reibuitz670/

Ribu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ribu in the Bengali language
রিভুribhu-
Ribu in the Oriya language
ରିବୁribu97.5
ରୀବୁribu2.5
Ribu in the Marathi language
रीबूribu66.67
रीबुribu33.33
Ribu in the Hindi language
रीबूribu41.67
रिबूribu39.58
रिबुribu10.42
रीबुribu6.25
रीषूrisu2.08
Ribu in the Russian language
Рибуribu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ribu
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