Wribe Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wribe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wribe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wribe Last Name Facts

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

Wribe occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wribe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Wribe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Wribe live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Wribe is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 428,120. In Sweden Wribe is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 30 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 22 percent are found and Halland County, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Wribe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wribe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wriebe915/
Wreiber838/
Bribe80125/
Vribe8019/
Wrebe804/
Wrube801/
Wriba801/
Vreibe7344/
Vribes7316/
Wrisby7312/
Wreber736/
Vraibe735/
Braibe734/
Wribai732/
Wrubey731/
Vreibes670/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wribe
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