Ribeiro is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ribeiro
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

The family name is form of Rivera. Dweller near a brook or stream.

How popular is Ribeiro?

Ribeiro is common in Brazil, Portugal, France, East Timor, United States, Spain, Cape Verde, Uruguay, Argentina, England, Canada, South Africa, Switzerland, Germany, Venezuela, Belgium, Peru, India, Thailand, Paraguay, Australia, Angola, Luxembourg, Suriname, Andorra, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, São Tomé and Príncipe, Japan, Mozambique, Trinidad and Tobago, Ireland.

Ribeiro is ranked 231 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ribeiros grew by 36.84 per cent to 6712 since 2000 and ranked 5206 after elevating 1189 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.03 73.46
Black 7.54 2.53
Hispanic or Latino 6.84 8.03
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.55 1.43
Others 1.83 14.43
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.21 0.12
Ribeiro is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while East Timor is ahead in terms of density. Around 2280639 people have been found who wears Ribeiro as their family name. Ribeiro is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with millions of Ribeiro:
13 Brazil2,108,134
Countries with hundred thousands of Ribeiro:
14 Portugal105,812
Countries with ten thousands of Ribeiro:
246 France19,184
24 East Timor15,037
Countries with thousands of Ribeiro:
6,096 United States7,184
1,460 Spain3,702
54 Cape Verde2,422
174 Uruguay2,339
1,884 Argentina1,888
4,642 England1,584
3,172 Canada1,581
4,942 South Africa1,407
937 Switzerland1,367
Countries with hundreds of Ribeiro:
12,089 Germany830
2,158 Venezuela776
2,328 Belgium753
4,293 Peru627
50,404 India600
19,155 Thailand558
694 Paraguay482
7,082 Australia464
2,303 Angola429
164 Luxembourg371
187 Suriname326
42 Andorra267
60,566 Indonesia166
43,105 Italy164
17,116 Netherlands159
163 São Tomé and Príncipe157
19,182 Japan141
1,393 Mozambique138
1,432 Trinidad and Tobago131
3,174 Ireland116
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,426 Dominican Republic77
23,867 Zimbabwe74
7,410 Chile72
8,145 Ecuador72
18,435 Austria63
5,347 Namibia61
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,646 Sweden50
22,009 Mexico45
5,748 Singapore43
8,524 Scotland38
13,614 Denmark36
70 Guinea-Bissau36
122 Curaçao33
16,302 New Zealand33
145,701 Philippines31
613 Jersey30
14,967 Kuwait29
11,480 Ghana28
9,235 Estonia27
22,769 Norway26
9,008 Wales26
3,723 China20
1,557 Iceland20
14,126 Colombia17
111 Monaco17
311,782 Russia16
3,010 Senegal16
80,079 Greece15
78,777 Malaysia15
7,751 Northern Ireland13
40,181 Hungary13
4,698 Bolivia12
47,700 Israel12
30,478 Finland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
18,974 Afghanistan10
1,511 Aruba9
5,469 Bahrain9
91,312 Czechia8
4,774 Hong Kong8
618 Liechtenstein8
441 Macau8
138,864 Poland8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
10,051 Panama6
55,922 Qatar6
695 Saint Kitts and Nevis6
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Ribeiro Namesakes

  • Aquilino Ribeiro, Portuguese writer and diplomat
  • Darcy Ribeiro, Brazilian anthropologist, author and politician
  • Édson Ribeiro, Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 100 metres
  • Diogo Ribeiro, Portuguese cartographer and explorer
  • Gerardo Ribeiro, violinist
  • André Ribeiro, Ribeiro drove in Champ Car for 4 seasons
  • Militão Ribeiro, Portuguese politician
  • Francisco Ribeiro, Portuguese cellist, composer, lyricist, vocalist
  • Rodrigo Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver
  • Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro, Brazilian women's soccer player
  • António Ribeiro, Portuguese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Robert Ribeiro, (, born 20 March 1949
  • Mike Ribeiro, Canadian professional ice hockey centre
  • Alex Ribeiro, former racing driver from Brazil
  • Fernanda Ribeiro, long-distance runner born in Penafiel, Portugal
  • Alfonso Ribeiro, Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Sr
  • António Lopes Ribeiro, Portuguese film director
  • Bernardim Ribeiro, Renaissance Portuguese poet and writer
  • Armando Ribeiro, Spanish retired footballer
  • Vítor Ribeiro, retired professional mixed martial artist
  • João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian writer, journalist
  • Renato Janine Ribeiro, Brazilian political philosopher and full professor of ethics and political philosophy at the University of São Paulo
  • Júlio Ribeiro, Brazilian Naturalist novelist, philologist
  • Paulo Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer
  • Thiago Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward
  • Anderson Ribeiro, Brazilian football player
  • João Paulo Pinto Ribeiro, Portuguese former footballer
  • Jorge Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Farense
  • Bruno Ribeiro, Portuguese football manager and former player
  • Saulo Ribeiro, 5th-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  • Anderson Luiz Gomes Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer
  • Luiz Pontes Ribeiro, Brazilian football player
  • Éverton Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer
  • Pedro Manuel Mendes Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer
  • Pedro Júlio Marques Ribeiro, Portuguese retired footballer
  • Isadora Ribeiro, Brazilian TV actress
  • Renan Ribeiro, Brazilian professional footballer
  • Renato Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer
  • Romeu Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer
  • Caroline Ribeiro, Brazilian model
  • Alexandre Garcia Ribeiro, Brazilian football striker
  • João da Rocha Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer who plays as a left winger
  • Luis Gatty Ribeiro, Bolivian football defender

Ribeiro Namesakes

  • Aquilino Ribeiro, Portuguese writer and diplomat
  • Darcy Ribeiro, Brazilian anthropologist, author and politician
  • Édson Ribeiro, Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 100 metres
  • Diogo Ribeiro, Portuguese cartographer and explorer
  • Gerardo Ribeiro, violinist
  • André Ribeiro, Ribeiro drove in Champ Car for 4 seasons
  • Militão Ribeiro, Portuguese politician
  • Francisco Ribeiro, Portuguese cellist, composer, lyricist, vocalist
  • Rodrigo Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver
  • Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro, Brazilian women's soccer player
  • António Ribeiro, Portuguese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Robert Ribeiro, (, born 20 March 1949
  • Mike Ribeiro, Canadian professional ice hockey centre
  • Alex Ribeiro, former racing driver from Brazil
  • Fernanda Ribeiro, long-distance runner born in Penafiel, Portugal
  • Alfonso Ribeiro, Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Sr
  • António Lopes Ribeiro, Portuguese film director
  • Bernardim Ribeiro, Renaissance Portuguese poet and writer
  • Armando Ribeiro, Spanish retired footballer
  • Vítor Ribeiro, retired professional mixed martial artist
  • João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian writer, journalist
  • Renato Janine Ribeiro, Brazilian political philosopher and full professor of ethics and political philosophy at the University of São Paulo
  • Júlio Ribeiro, Brazilian Naturalist novelist, philologist
  • Paulo Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer
  • Thiago Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward
  • Anderson Ribeiro, Brazilian football player
  • João Paulo Pinto Ribeiro, Portuguese former footballer
  • Jorge Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Farense
  • Bruno Ribeiro, Portuguese football manager and former player
  • Saulo Ribeiro, 5th-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  • Anderson Luiz Gomes Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer
  • Luiz Pontes Ribeiro, Brazilian football player
  • Éverton Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer
  • Pedro Manuel Mendes Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer
  • Pedro Júlio Marques Ribeiro, Portuguese retired footballer
  • Isadora Ribeiro, Brazilian TV actress
  • Renan Ribeiro, Brazilian professional footballer
  • Renato Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer
  • Romeu Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer
  • Caroline Ribeiro, Brazilian model
  • Alexandre Garcia Ribeiro, Brazilian football striker
  • João da Rocha Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer who plays as a left winger
  • Luis Gatty Ribeiro, Bolivian football defender

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