Riper Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Riper Surname Definition:
1. A corruption of De Ripariis, or Rivers. 2. Ripier, a man from the sea shore, who sells fish in inland towns and villages. Cooper's Sussex Glossary. Brome calls these men rippers. Travels, ed. 1700, p. 274.
Read More About This SurnameRiper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 60 | 1:3,567,906 | 100,128 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
Riper (94) may also be a first name.
Riper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1. A corruption of De Ripariis, or Rivers. 2. Ripier, a man from the sea shore, who sells fish in inland towns and villages. Cooper's Sussex Glossary. Brome calls these men rippers. Travels, ed. 1700, p. 274. Halliwell derives the word from rip, a basket, or pannier, used for carrying fish, and quotes from Havelok: —
Riper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riper Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Riper (Russian: Рипер) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Riper.
How Common Is The Last Name Riper? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,237,939th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Riper is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Riper live; 83 percent live in South America and 83 percent live in Luso-South America. Riper is also the 980,251st most common first name on earth It is held by 94 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 3,567,906. In Brazil Riper is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 80 percent are found, Paraná, where 7 percent are found and Goiás, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Riper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Riper in the Russian language | ||
| Рипер | riper | - |
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