Ripama Surname

314,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Ripama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ripama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1,1871:15,4611,195
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ripama (22) may also be a first name.

Ripama Last Name Facts

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

Ripama is most common in Burkina Faso. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ripama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ripama is the 314,885th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,113,713 people. Ripama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ripama reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ripama is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 1,187 people, or 1 in 15,461. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 55 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 25 percent reside and Centre Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Burkina Faso this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Repama83101/
Rupama8344/
Ripame831/
Rupamma77121/
Riepema7734/
Rupamay771/
Ruppamma713/
Roipomma712/
Rupaamma711/
Rupamajh711/
Repoma6766/
Ripemo676/
Roiphomma672/
Rupoma671/
Respami624/
Repuima621/
Ryphema621/
Rajpooma571/

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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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  • 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 Ripama
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