Ripper Surname

105,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Ripper Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Rippe; from the Flemish, Ripet; a personal name.

Ripper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3001:278,81526,027
Germany1,1401:70,6198,992
Australia9691:27,8593,790
England3111:179,15816,199
Austria2111:40,3586,482
Brazil1791:1,195,94641,364
Canada961:383,80834,152
Czechia311:343,01541,724
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Hungary271:363,56625,782
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
France91:7,380,302306,885
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
India71:109,580,769786,157
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

Ripper (46) may also be a first name.

Ripper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Rippe; from the Flemish, Ripet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ripper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ripper is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ripper? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 105,732nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,646,531 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Ripper reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name Ripper is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,300 people, or 1 in 278,815. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, Missouri, where 14 percent reside and Texas, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 22 percent reside.

Ripper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ripper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ripper surname grew 514 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 165 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ripper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ripper last name are 17.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.58% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ripper earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.47% less than the national average, earning $41,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $53,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rippert921,511/
Rippere9270/
Rippier9221/
Rippeur929/
Riepper923/
Raipper920/
Ripperd920/
Rippe914,187/
Riper9172/
Rippeejr861/
Ruippert860/
Ripert832,742/
Rippey831,966/
Rieper831,847/
Rippee831,367/
Risper83966/
Repper83940/
Rupper83323/
Rippie83267/
Rijper83231/
Rippes83108/
Reiper8321/
Rippet8321/
Rioper8315/
Raiper835/
Ripere835/
Rieppe834/
Roiper831/
Raippe831/
Ripeur831/
Ripier831/
Reippe830/
Ripe80797/
Ripperová8045/
Ripperova801/
Reppert773,539/
Reipert77253/
Rippeth77225/
Rijpert77190/
Ruijper7719/
Rippett7718/
Ruppier7711/
Rispher7710/
Rispere775/
Ripphee775/
Richper774/
Raipert774/
Repperd773/
Reipher772/
Ruipere772/
Raipher771/
Ryppere771/
Rüppert771/
Rispert771/
Rippets770/
Reapper770/
Ruepper770/
Rippy733,700/
Riepe733,024/
Rippa731,849/
Reppe731,406/
Reper731,248/
Ruper73375/
Ripet73263/
Rispe7395/
Rippi7390/
Ripea7380/
Ripes7369/
Ripei7343/
Raipe7333/
Ryper7331/
Ripeu7326/
Ripey7312/
Roipe7311/
Ripee7310/
Ripre738/
Ripie733/
Räppe733/
Reipe732/
Riope732/
Riphe732/
Ripir732/
Ridpe731/
Riped731/
Rippé731/
Rjper731/
Rripe731/
Ripeh731/
Reijpert7148/
Raidpere718/
Reispere718/
Retppert711/
Riperová711/
Rippeist710/
Rajper671,970/
Reaper67712/
Reuper67254/
Roiphe67232/
Rieppi67223/
Reçper67211/
Rippha67186/
Repert67136/
Resper67133/
Rupear67120/
Reppie6783/
Reyper6773/
Rippis6759/
Rypert6750/
Repperová6743/
Repher6712/
Reeper6711/
Raipet679/
Reppei679/
Rayper677/
Rupfer677/
Reperd676/
Rueper675/
Rispes674/
Repier673/
Ruyper673/
Repere673/
Ritpet673/
Reppey672/
Rippay672/
Reippi672/
Rispei672/
Hreper672/
Rheipe672/
Ryoper671/
Raipge671/
Rupher671/
Repetr671/
Reuppe671/
Ripesh671/
Ripett671/
Rypher671/
Riepee671/
Raipir671/
Redper671/
Ripeas671/
Ripecz671/
Repear671/
Ruispe671/
Riepeu671/
Ridped671/
Rippit670/
Rupier670/
Rippiy670/
Reppes670/
Reppee670/
Ripeth670/
Ripeey670/

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