Ripka Surname

171,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Ripka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ripka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1351:319,34729,128
Brazil4221:507,28519,086
Russia3821:377,28536,833
Germany1891:425,95538,510
Slovakia1131:47,2259,049
Canada621:594,28449,093
Hungary441:223,09718,334
Austria321:266,10730,958
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Belarus111:863,73365,346
France101:6,642,272293,169
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
England61:9,286,343223,652
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
India61:127,844,230863,365
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Ripka (2,023) may also be a first name.

Ripka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ripka (Hindi: रिपका, Marathi: रीपका, Oriya: ରିପ୍କା, Russian: Рипка) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ripka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ripka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 171,691st most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,906,879 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Ripka are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ripka is also the 167,925th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 2,023 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,135 people, or 1 in 319,347. In The United States Ripka is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 27 percent live, Minnesota, where 17 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent live and Russia, where 15 percent live.

Ripka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ripka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ripka surname grew 847 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ripka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ripka surname is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Ripka are 18.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ripka earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning $39,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.65% less than the national average, earning $46,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riopka91140/
Rippka91105/
Ripcka9121/
Reipka9121/
Ripkat913/
Ripkay911/
Reipkay830/
Repka805,057/
Ribka804,657/
Ripke802,434/
Rypka801,259/
Ripki80295/
Ripko80126/
Rupka80101/
Ripca8016/
Ripky805/
Rzepka7314,765/
Rippke73189/
Ribkah73176/
Ripkey73134/
Hripko7383/
Reipke7365/
Ripcke7346/
Riopko7340/
Ripkes7328/
Reypka7326/
Hrepka7325/
Hrupka7322/
Riepke7317/
Rivkah7314/
Ribkha738/
Repkay734/
Riepko733/
Ribkaa733/
Ribhka733/
Ryopka732/
Rupkea731/
Rezpka731/
Hrypka731/
Rzäpka731/
Ripker731/
Ripkee731/
Ripkie730/
Reapka730/
Ribkay730/
Reppka730/
Rzeppka6735/
Rupkhai679/
Rzhepka677/
Rivkaah671/
Ripchea671/
Ribhkat671/

Ripka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ripka in the Oriya language
ରିପ୍କାripka-
Ripka in the Marathi language
रीपकाripaka-
Ripka in the Hindi language
रिपकाripaka85.71
रिप्काripka14.29
Ripka in the Russian language
Рипкаripka-

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