Robijns Surname

418,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Robijns Surname User-submission:

The surname Robijns comes from the Dutch word robijns, which means 'ruby'.

Robijns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6621:17,3672,660
Netherlands1561:108,25117,376
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Robijns Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Robijns comes from the Dutch word robijns, which means 'ruby'.

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Robijns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Robijns occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Robijns? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 418,906th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,790,767 people. Robijns occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Robijns are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Robijns is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 662 people, or 1 in 17,367. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 4 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Belgium it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Robeijns932/
Robins9235,541/
Rabijns86277/
Robinse8610/
Robinns868/
Robeins863/
Robinsh863/
Roubins862/
Robions862/
Roebins862/
Roobins861/
Robgins861/
Robiens861/
Robinss861/
Robinst860/
Robns831/
Robinsch801/
D'Robins801/
Robens771,450/
Rubins771,229/
Robyns77796/
Rabins77195/
Rovins77126/
Rowins7780/
Robinz777/
Rebins777/
Robijntje751/
Robeyns71643/
Reubins7126/
Roubens7121/
Robince7112/
Roobens715/
Robynns713/
Robenst712/
Raubins711/
Robinch711/
Rubinsh711/
Ruobens710/
Rowns6714/
Rabetins673/
Rheubins670/

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