Tribe Surname

100,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Tribe Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Treub; from the German, Treiber; a personal name.

Tribe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4951:37,2704,862
Australia8401:32,1384,265
United States8401:431,49937,217
Yemen5211:50,7204,033
Canada4551:80,9799,038
New Zealand1461:31,0165,386
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Israel441:194,49219,021
Iran391:1,968,78370,616
Wales331:93,7747,567
Latvia311:66,1319,862
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
France141:4,744,480251,814
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Jersey51:19,8403,614
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9971:24,4493,387
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Tribe (174) may also be a first name.

Tribe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Treub; from the German, Treiber; a personal name.

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

The name of Tribe was represented in the parish of Shipley in 1650 (D.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Tribe Last Name Facts

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

Tribe (Arabic: طريبه) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tribe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 100,059th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,542,338 people. The last name Tribe is predominantly found in Europe, where 35 percent of Tribe are found; 34 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in British Isles. Tribe is also the 692,220th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 174 people.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 1,495 people, or 1 in 37,270. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 17 percent live, Hampshire, where 10 percent live and Surrey, where 9 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Tribe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tribe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 330 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 675 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tribe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Tribe last name are 17.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tribe earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 29.04% less than the national average, earning 245,588 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.55% less than the national average, earning R 198,300 per year; in United States they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $43,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0% more than the national average, earning $49,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Triebe911,300/
Tribet91454/
Tribes91427/
Triber91172/
Tribie9198/
Tribeß9132/
Trisbe9122/
Tribeh9114/
Tribez915/
Treibe913/
Troibe913/
Tribed911/
Tribey910/
Tribee910/
Treiber838,240/
Tribess83787/
Tribett83343/
Traiber83173/
Troiber83100/
Triebeľ8329/
Trijber8327/
Tribech8315/
Trihbes835/
Tribehs833/
Treibee831/
Trisbey830/
Trisbee830/
Thriebe830/
Thribet830/
Treibes830/
Tribiey830/
Trube801,006/
Triba80593/
Trübe80129/
Trebe80117/
Trybe8065/
Triby8037/
Trive8029/
Tribi8014/
Trijbetz7724/
Treibetz776/
Traiberh776/
Treibesh774/
Threibeh772/
Tribesch770/
Triboi731,332/
Trives731,083/
Treber731,031/
Trimpe73982/
Traibi73917/
Trubey73825/
Trebes73801/
Triwet73448/
Triboy73392/
Traiba73358/
Trubee73277/
Trived73233/
Tribis73192/
Trivez73170/
Tresbe73165/
Truebe7385/
Tribit7367/
Trebie7352/
Triver7342/
Trieba7342/
Trebeß7340/
Tryber7336/
Troive7336/
Trüber7335/
Trisby7330/
Treiba7327/
Trubei7325/
Tréber7321/
Trebeš7320/
Tribio7314/
Trivet7313/
Trebea7310/
Thrive739/
Tribys739/
Tribuj739/
Truhbe736/
Trevie735/
Trivei735/
Trivej733/
Trebez732/
Trebge732/
Trivie732/
Trebee731/
Treibi731/
Treube731/
Trisue731/
Tribai731/
Triebi731/
Trieve731/
Trybeh731/
Traiwe731/
Thriba731/
Triwer731/
Trebet731/
Trubej731/
Trèbes731/
Tríber731/
Trybee731/
Trybes731/
Triboa730/
Trubea730/
Trihue730/
Trubie730/
Trijby730/
Treichber710/
Trivett673,484/
Traibiz67375/
Trimpey67301/
Trajber67232/
Trayber67130/
Trebesh67108/
Tribitt67102/
Trybest6763/
Trájber6739/
Tribish6732/
Trebehs6730/
Trebett6726/
Tribich6723/
Trebess6721/
Trebets6719/
Tribois6717/
Treyber6714/
Triveid6713/
Tribits6711/
Trivess677/
Traiver675/
Trzieva675/
Tribhuj674/
Treibis674/
Triboit674/
Triveat674/
Treiver673/
Trivest673/
Trivets672/
Thriver672/
Trivesh672/
Tribéss672/
Traisue672/
Trebeis671/
Treibit671/
T'Raiba671/
T'Reiba671/
Tribouy671/
Tribytė671/
Trisvei671/
Treibyd671/
Traivet671/
Traiwes671/
Tribist671/
Triwech671/
Traywie670/
Trichue670/
Traives670/
Treeber670/
Treaber670/

Tribe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tribe in the Arabic language
طريبهtrybh-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tribe
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