Riebeck Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Riebeck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Riebeck (18) may also be a first name.
Riebeck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riebeck Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Riebeck is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riebeck? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Riebeck are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Riebeck is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 2,118,565. In Germany Riebeck is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 37 percent are found, Hesse, where 18 percent are found and Saxony, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Germany Riebeck is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Riebeck
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