Roben Surname

139,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Roben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8361:20,4773,173
India6371:1,204,18448,293
United States3261:1,111,83780,317
Indonesia2351:562,76345,179
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Nigeria1581:1,121,15746,146
Zimbabwe1411:109,49115,099
Ecuador1381:115,2606,497
Philippines1291:784,79275,887
Malaysia811:364,12619,261
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
France151:4,428,181244,602
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China31:455,773,85521,925
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Röben (1,816), Robén (31) & Róben (1) are calculated separately.

Roben (13,970) may also be a first name.

Roben Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roben (Bengali: রোবেন, Georgian: რობენ, Hindi: रोबेन, Marathi: रोबेन, Russian: Робен) is most common in Malawi. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Röben, Robén or Róben. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roben? popularity and diffusion

Roben is the 139,071st most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,266,028 people. The last name Roben occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Roben live; 31 percent live in Southern Africa and 31 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Roben is also the 48,684th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 13,970 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 836 people, or 1 in 20,477. Aside from Malawi this surname exists in 65 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Roben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roben has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 652 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Roben Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Roben last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Roben surname are 9.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.1% being registered with the political party.

Roben earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.75% more than the national average, earning $52,964 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röben931,816/
Robén9331/
Róben931/
Rouben91600/
Roeben91492/
Robeen91434/
Robien91138/
Rooben9166/
Robeng9126/
Robent9124/
Robuen915/
Rhoben912/
Robaen912/
Robenn911/
Rohben911/
Hroben911/
Robesn911/
Robn8911/
Roitben835/
Roubien833/
Roobeen831/
Hrobeng831/
Roubeng831/
Rothben830/
Robin80166,471/
Ruben8042,619/
Raben807,842/
Robyn803,838/
Rowen803,641/
Reben80431/
Rüben80338/
Rúben8069/
Robne808/
Robem807/
Robín807/
Robhn801/
Roubn801/
Roubenne77179/
Robenova777/
Rootbeen776/
Rothbend771/
Reuben7380,462/
Robina7316,475/
Robion731,383/
Hreben731,358/
Roubin731,174/
Robijn73914/
Rabeng73636/
Rompen73505/
Rebien73350/
Rubien73222/
Rouwen73186/
Rauben73174/
Rebehn73159/
Roybin73101/
Rubeen7398/
Rhobin7382/
Raaben7358/
Roobin7350/
Ruuben7344/
Rabent7344/
Rabien7341/
Rabenn7338/
Robing7337/
Raboen7329/
Rubeng7328/
Rabaen7322/
Rebuen7320/
Rabeen7319/
Robyna7314/
Roibin7313/
Rosbin7313/
Roubín7313/
Reeben7313/
Rhuben7312/
Rubenn7310/
Rubeun7310/
Rubehn738/
Robynn737/
Robuin737/
Rgaben736/
Raeben736/
Hrobyn736/
Robinn735/
Rubend735/
Rubuen735/
Rubent735/
Ruhben735/
Rasben734/
Robyon733/
Hraben732/
Ratben732/
Rawoen732/
Robint732/
Rehben732/
Rabend732/
Robisn731/
Roween731/
Rowenn731/
Roweun731/
Ruiben731/
Rhowen731/
Hruben731/
Reboen731/
Ronpen731/
Roebin731/
Rrobin731/
Rusben731/
Rubaen730/
Rohbin730/
Rowwen730/
Rebeen730/
Robinne67275/
Roobina67229/
Rehbehn67220/
Roubion67187/
Rown67176/
Hrebien6771/
Rheuben6763/
Roubina6756/
Rubienė6751/
Rabenne6744/
Robynne6722/
Rovn6716/
Roumpen6715/
Reebeen6713/
Rahuben6711/
Rabn6711/
Robngue6711/
Rehbien6710/
Reebehn679/
Rubn675/
Hrobyna675/
Ruthben674/
Reuboen674/
Reubeun673/
Rhoubin672/
Ruobing672/
Rahaben671/
Roshbin671/
Rosuhen671/
Rebn671/
Rhobina671/
Rasbend671/
Rathben671/
Raubeen671/
Robinnt671/
Roibing671/
Robiohn671/
Rreuben671/
Raubenn671/
Rabendh671/
Rohbuin671/
Ruybene671/
Reubend671/
Reutben671/
Rubienn671/
Rubenne671/
Rochuen671/
Robinth671/
Reubeen670/
Robintt670/

Roben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roben in the Georgian language
რობენroben-
Roben in the Marathi language
रोबेनrobena89.61
रॉबेनrobena9.5
रॉबीनrobina0.3
Roben in the Bengali language
রোবেনrobena83.33
রবেনrabena16.67
Roben in the Hindi language
रोबेनrobena64.29
रोबिनrobina28.57
रोबीनrobina7.14
Roben in the Russian language
Робенroben-

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