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Where Does The Last Name Ripken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ripken is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ripken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 398,272^nd most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,243,830 people. The last name Ripken is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Ripken reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357^th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 564 people, or 1 in 142,740. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 67 percent are found, Bremen, where 7 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Ripken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ripken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ripken surname expanded 1,543 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ripken Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Ripken are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Ripken earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.74% more than the national average, earning $63,315 USD per year.