Ribuan Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ribuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ribuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Ribuan (260) may also be a first name.

Ribuan Last Name Facts

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

Ribuan is most common in The Philippines. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ribuan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribuan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,596,935th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ribuan live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 552,051st most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 260 people.

The surname Ribuan is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 1,659,643. In The Philippines Ribuan is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 93 percent reside, Davao Region, where 5 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 2 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ribuang921/
Rifuan83111/
Rebuan8357/
Ribwan8310/
Ripuan837/
Ribban832/
Ribwane772/
Rifuaan772/
Rehbuan771/
Roipuang712/
Ribbon67452/
Roiphuang67225/
Raiphuang6762/
Ritphuang6754/
Rebban6738/
Rifwan6718/
Rupuan678/
Riwvan674/
Ripwan673/
Rubwan672/
Rivwan672/
Rivvan671/
Riffwan621/
Rizfwan621/
Rejbban621/
Rebbann621/
Rajbban621/
Roypuang571/
Roipuong571/
Rojpuang571/
Rebbon502/

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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 Ribuan
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