Reuben Surname

7,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Reuben Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) Behold a Son [Hebrew R'úbhén-r’ú, vision; bén, a son]

Reuben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania28,8401:1,836254
Nigeria25,0231:7,079839
Israel12,5141:68425
Kenya3,9641:11,6501,467
Malawi2,6141:6,549942
United States1,7121:211,71720,690
Papua New Guinea8431:9,672791
England6771:82,3019,096
Vanuatu5901:44685
South Africa5831:92,92911,362
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Fiji4081:2,192344
Zimbabwe2991:51,6337,864
India2961:2,591,43781,716
Botswana2151:10,1721,871
Australia1911:141,33915,185
Canada1851:199,16519,489
New Zealand1461:31,0165,386
Liberia1131:39,0143,601
Guyana1041:7,3291,200
Solomon Islands701:8,2861,347
Trinidad and Tobago681:20,0582,346
Grenada571:1,904325
Jamaica471:61,0633,229
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Scotland111:486,71119,179
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Panama71:558,8949,437
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France61:11,070,454349,096
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:169,65815,313

Reuben (234,086) may also be a first name.

Reuben Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) Behold a Son [Hebrew R'úbhén-r’ú, vision; bén, a son]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Behold ye a Son” in Ancient Hebrew.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Reuben Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reuben (Bengali: রূবেন, Georgian: რეუბენ, Hindi: रूबेन, Marathi: रुबेन) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reuben? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,055th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 90,571 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Reuben are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Reuben is also the 4,481st most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 234,086 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 28,840 people, or 1 in 1,836. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 11 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 10 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and Israel, where 16 percent live.

Reuben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Reuben has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Reuben surname grew 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reuben Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Reuben surname are 38.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.71% registered with the party.

The amount Reuben earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.25% more than the national average, earning R 307,140 per year; in United States they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $48,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.27% more than the national average, earning $50,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rheuben9263/
Reuboen924/
Reubeun923/
Reueben921/
Rreuben921/
Reubend921/
Reuiben921/
Reutben921/
Reubeen920/
Ruben9142,619/
Reben91431/
Reubn911/
Reusbeng861/
Rheubeen860/
Rueben833,086/
Hreben831,358/
Rieben831,009/
Rouben83600/
Roeben83492/
Rebien83350/
Rubien83222/
Reubin83199/
Rauben83174/
Rebehn83159/
Rubeen8398/
Reiben8349/
Ruuben8344/
Rubeng8328/
Rebeng8320/
Rebuen8320/
Reeben8313/
Rhuben8312/
Rubenn8310/
Reaben8310/
Rubeun8310/
Rubehn838/
Raeben836/
Rubend835/
Reubem835/
Rubuen835/
Rubent835/
Ruhben835/
Reiuen832/
Rehben832/
Ruiben831/
Hruben831/
Resben831/
Reboen831/
Rusben831/
Rubaen830/
Rebeen830/
Rebenk830/
Rubn805/
Reubenova803/
Rebn801/
Rajuben771,339/
Rehbehn77220/
Hrebien7771/
Rubienė7751/
Rebenne7749/
Reebeen7713/
Reyaben7712/
Rahuben7711/
Rehbien7710/
Reebehn779/
Rayuben776/
Rehaben774/
Ruthben774/
Rejaben773/
Roubien773/
Raubeen771/
Raubenn771/
Reubuin771/
Roubeng771/
Rujiben771/
Ruybene771/
Rubienn771/
Rubenne771/
Reibhen771/
Reibene770/
Rheubin770/
Rubin7373,765/
Raben737,842/
Roben733,216/
Riben731,836/
Röben731,816/
Rebin73866/
Rubyn73455/
Rüben73338/
Rubem73271/
Rubín73205/
Rebne73165/
Ruwen73111/
Rúben7369/
Rubén7330/
Rubne739/
Ryben737/
Rebem733/
Rebhn733/
Ruebn733/
Rebyn731/
Róben731/
Roubn731/
Rubìn731/
Rebenque71392/
Raubienė71215/
Roubenne71179/
Ruibienė7148/
Rubenova7143/
Rubenová7110/
Rebengue713/
Rayauben711/
Rubina6729,152/
Raiben671,974/
Rubion671,577/
Roubin671,174/
Rubing671,145/
Hrebyn67934/
Rebina67710/
Rabeng67636/
Rubint67468/
Robeen67434/
Rubyna67289/
Rempen67232/
Reibin67191/
Rouwen67186/
Robien67138/
Rubink67137/
Reaven67107/
Hrebin6784/
Ribaen6774/
Hřeben6772/
Reyven6769/
Rooben6766/
Roewen6762/
Raaben6758/
Rumpen6745/
Rabent6744/
Rabien6741/
Ruebin6740/
Rebing6739/
Rabenn6738/
Raubin6738/
Ribeng6736/
Ruiven6735/
Raboen6729/
Hrubín6727/
Rebion6727/
Robeng6726/
Rebink6726/
Robent6724/
Hrubyn6724/
Rhubin6722/
Rabaen6722/
Rabeen6719/
Ruyven6718/
Roubín6713/
Rubinc6712/
Hrebenova6712/
Ruiwen6710/
Rusbin679/
Ruibin679/
Rayben678/
Rgaben676/
Reiven675/
Rehbin675/
Reybin675/
Robuen675/
Reubim674/
Rubyon674/
Hrubin674/
Rasben674/
Ribent673/
Hrebenová673/
Hraben672/
Ratben672/
Rhoben672/
Rubind672/
Risben672/
Rebuin672/
Rabend672/
Robaen672/
Hryben672/
Rebinn672/
Resbin671/
Rajuen671/
Rujbin671/
Roween671/
Rutbin671/
Rejbin671/
Riebin671/
Reabin671/
Robenn671/
Rohben671/
Hroben671/
Rebień671/
Raebin671/
Roebin671/
Roebyn671/
Rubuin671/
Rubeem671/
Robesn671/
Hreewn671/
Rhebin670/
Rybien670/

Reuben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reuben in the Georgian language
რეუბენreuben-
Reuben in the Hindi language
रूबेनrubena-
Reuben in the Marathi language
रुबेनrubena52.89
रूबेनrubena8.26
रुबीनrubina8.26
रयुबेनrayubena6.61
रुबनrubana4.13
रेऊबेनre'ubena3.31
बेनbena3.31
रेउबेनre'ubena2.48
रेबेनrebena1.65
रउबेनra'ubena1.65
रुबॉनrubona0.83
रूिबनruibana0.83
रेऊबनre'ubana0.83
रुिबनruibana0.83
िरबेनirabena0.83
रुवेनruvena0.83
रेउबीनre'ubina0.83
Reuben in the Bengali language
রূবেনrubena33.33
রুবেনrubena33.33
রিউবেনri'ubena33.33

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Reuben Reference & Research

Rubin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Rubin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Reuben
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