Ripke Surname
Approximately 2,434 people bear this surname
Ripke Surname User-submission:
A Germanic variant of the Slavic surname Ripka; a compound of ric (power, powerful) and behrt (bright).
Ripke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,553 | 1:51,839 | 6,747 |
| United States | 547 | 1:662,631 | 52,967 |
| Brazil | 147 | 1:1,456,288 | 48,949 |
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| Paraguay | 19 | 1:380,881 | 5,564 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 110 | 1:456,533 | 32,843 |
Ripke Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Germanic variant of the Slavic surname Ripka; a compound of ric (power, powerful) and behrt (bright).
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Ripke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ripke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ripke occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ripke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 175,910th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,994,062 people. The last name Ripke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Ripke live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 1,553 people, or 1 in 51,839. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 58 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live. Besides Germany Ripke is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.
Ripke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ripke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ripke surname grew 497 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ripke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ripke are 26.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.28% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ripke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.21% more than the national average, earning R 466,260 per year and in United States they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning $42,521 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rippke | 91 | 189 | / |
| Ripkey | 91 | 134 | / |
| Reipke | 91 | 65 | / |
| Ripcke | 91 | 46 | / |
| Ripkes | 91 | 28 | / |
| Riepke | 91 | 17 | / |
| Ripker | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ripkee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ripkie | 91 | 0 | / |
| Ripk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ripka | 80 | 2,507 | / |
| Repke | 80 | 1,067 | / |
| Rupke | 80 | 360 | / |
| Ripki | 80 | 295 | / |
| Rüpke | 80 | 160 | / |
| Ribke | 80 | 76 | / |
| Räpke | 80 | 24 | / |
| Rypke | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ripky | 80 | 5 | / |
| Roipk | 80 | 3 | / |
| Reupke | 73 | 1,203 | / |
| Rupkey | 73 | 164 | / |
| Repkes | 73 | 110 | / |
| Rippka | 73 | 105 | / |
| Reibke | 73 | 82 | / |
| Reppke | 73 | 50 | / |
| Ruepke | 73 | 47 | / |
| Riebke | 73 | 45 | / |
| Rüpcke | 73 | 32 | / |
| Repker | 73 | 30 | / |
| Reipka | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ripcka | 73 | 21 | / |
| Repkie | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ribkee | 73 | 13 | / |
| Repkey | 73 | 9 | / |
| Repcke | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ribcke | 73 | 6 | / |
| Rupcke | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ripkay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ribkei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rípcke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rupkei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rzepke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reapke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rupkea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Repkee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ribker | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ripková | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ripq | 67 | 5 | / |
| Resphke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ripkova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Repk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reupcke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ripchea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Repkess | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reipkay | 67 | 0 | / |
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