Rybak Surname

11,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Rybak Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who caught and sold fish, a fisherman.

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Rybak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland17,2971:2,197187
Ukraine16,4221:2,772217
Russia7,4631:19,3122,712
United States2,9091:124,59913,240
Belarus2,7491:3,456375
Israel6831:12,5291,912
Germany4831:166,67819,716
Kazakhstan4071:43,4465,675
Canada3861:95,45510,394
England2751:202,61117,646
Moldova2071:17,2052,939
France1881:353,31252,982
Transnistria1661:2,860443
Argentina1481:288,80723,114
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Spain761:615,15828,427
Turkmenistan741:74,1771,431
Lithuania721:42,1477,013
Sweden481:205,14114,201
Denmark471:120,10011,018
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Norway351:146,92218,432
Austria291:293,63633,260
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Azerbaijan151:643,27511,348
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Rybák (494) are calculated separately.

Rybak (161) may also be a first name.

Rybak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who caught and sold fish, a fisherman.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Rybak is a Slavic surname meaning 'fisher'. It is mostly beared in Poland, but a famous bearer of the surname is Belarusian-Norwegian (ie Alexander Rybak). The surname is beared in Belarus in 5th place and in Norway in 23rd place.

- aristo

This surname is most likely an alteration of word rybak, which means a 'fisher'.

- irekrybark

Rybak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rybak (Russian: Рыбак) is most common in Poland. It can be found as: Rybák. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rybak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rybak is the 11,095th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 143,966 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Rybak are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 722,635th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 161 people.

Rybak is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 17,297 people, or 1 in 2,197. Apart from Poland this surname is found in 65 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 32 percent reside and Russia, where 15 percent reside.

Rybak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rybak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rybak surname increased 12,121 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rybak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (76%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Rybak surname are 0.97000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Rybak earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.11% less than the national average, earning 228,021 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $46,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $51,424 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rybák93494/
Ryback911,070/
Hrybak9117/
Rybaak913/
Raybak913/
Rybake911/
Rayback83107/
Roytbak8323/
Rybacke8314/
Reyback832/
Reybakh831/
Rybackh831/
Rybehak831/
Ribak80671/
Rebak80430/
Ryvak80375/
Rybok80135/
Rybac807/
Rébak801/
Rybakova7735,966/
Rybaková7716/
Rybachck771/
Raybhakt771/
Raysback770/
Hrybok73735/
Riback73670/
Reback73568/
Hrebak73135/
Ribaks7344/
Rybock7341/
Reybok7318/
Raybag739/
Reibak736/
Hryvak736/
Roibak736/
Rebakk733/
Ribaik733/
Risbak733/
Rebake732/
Raybac731/
Ribask731/
Rijbak731/
Ribhak731/
Rhibak731/
Rebakh731/
Rebaik731/
Ribake731/
Ribauk730/
Hrybakova7150/
Rybackova714/
Rybaukova712/
Raybuck67940/
Rieback6774/
Reyvakh6756/
Risbakk6750/
Reaback6731/
Ribacke6726/
Reeback6721/
Reiback6713/
Rajbhak6710/
Raybock672/
Raybagh672/
Rehback672/
Reebaak671/
Rajbake671/
Hrympak671/
Risback670/
Resback670/

Rybak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rybak in the Russian language
Рыбакrybak-

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