Rybakov Surname

15,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Rybakov Surname User-submission:

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of a fisherman, one who caught and sold fish. It is derived from the Russian word ryba, meaning 'fish', or rybak, meaning 'fisherman', and a suffix -ov or -ova, son and daughter respectively.

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Rybakov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia31,6101:4,559534
Belarus1,9781:4,803609
Ukraine1,9021:23,9343,386
Kazakhstan5341:33,1134,524
Israel2021:42,3655,758
Uzbekistan1901:162,7857,117
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Lithuania961:31,6105,537
Kyrgyzstan501:119,45313,745
Moldova351:101,75312,200
Transnistria351:13,5632,609
Tajikistan321:262,0842,213
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Azerbaijan121:804,09413,104
Finland111:499,70030,478
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Rybakov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of a fisherman, one who caught and sold fish. It is derived from the Russian word ryba, meaning 'fish', or rybak, meaning 'fisherman', and a suffix -ov or -ova, son and daughter respectively.

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This is a Russian surname, meaning 'fisherman'.

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Rybakov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rybakov (Russian: Рыбаков) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rybakov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,070th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 197,195 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Rybakov reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Rybakov is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 31,610 people, or 1 in 4,559. In Russia it is primarily found in: Primorsky Krai, where 12 percent are found, Mari El Republic, where 9 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Barring Russia Rybakov occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 5 percent are found and Ukraine, where 5 percent are found.

Rybakov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus and Orthodox (67%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States Rybakov are 9.04% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 55.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Rybakov earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $39,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning $48,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rybakov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rybakov in the Russian language
Рыбаковrybakov-

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