Ruba Surname
Approximately 11,319 people bear this surname
Ruba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 5,407 | 1:29,472 | 1,901 |
| Philippines | 2,094 | 1:48,347 | 7,897 |
| Indonesia | 767 | 1:172,424 | 16,711 |
| South Africa | 424 | 1:127,778 | 15,009 |
| India | 293 | 1:2,617,971 | 82,260 |
| Uganda | 274 | 1:142,479 | 12,806 |
| Nigeria | 268 | 1:660,980 | 30,902 |
| Poland | 267 | 1:142,355 | 20,517 |
| United States | 234 | 1:1,548,970 | 104,799 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Ukraine | 97 | 1:469,306 | 54,721 |
| Papua New Guinea | 84 | 1:97,068 | 13,033 |
| Romania | 80 | 1:250,973 | 23,655 |
| Latvia | 71 | 1:28,874 | 4,428 |
| Russia | 59 | 1:2,442,764 | 142,518 |
| Pakistan | 53 | 1:3,370,639 | 25,973 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Croatia | 31 | 1:136,407 | 19,258 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Hungary | 29 | 1:338,492 | 24,545 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Uruguay | 24 | 1:142,990 | 12,722 |
| Belarus | 22 | 1:431,866 | 42,756 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Rüba (46) & Rubá (20) are calculated separately.
Ruba (62,233) may also be a first name.
Ruba Demographics
Ruba Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Ruba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruba (Arabic: رُبـى, Georgian: რუბა, Hindi: रूबा, Marathi: रुबा, Oriya: ରୁବା, Russian: Руба, Tibetan: རུ་བ་) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Rüba or Rubá. For other potential spellings of Ruba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ruba is the 45,818th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 643,833 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Ruba live; 51 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 15,398th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 62,233 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 5,407 people, or 1 in 29,472. Without taking into account Bangladesh Ruba occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
Ruba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ruba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruba surname increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ruba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ruba last name is primarily Latin Catholic (80%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Ruba surname are 32.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.1% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ruba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.56% less than the national average, earning R 119,868 per year; in United States they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning $44,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $53,290 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ruba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruba in the Georgian language | ||
| რუბა | ruba | - |
| Ruba in the Tibetan language | ||
| རུ་བ་ | ruwa | - |
| Ruba in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁବା | ruba | 89.66 |
| ରୂବା | ruba | 6.9 |
| ରୁବାାଇଁ | rubaa'im | 3.45 |
| Ruba in the Marathi language | ||
| रुबा | ruba | 78.41 |
| रूबा | ruba | 21.02 |
| Ruba in the Hindi language | ||
| रूबा | ruba | 77.21 |
| रुबा | ruba | 22.55 |
| रुब | ruba | 0.25 |
| Ruba in the Russian language | ||
| Руба | ruba | - |
| Ruba in the Arabic language | ||
| رُبـى | ruby | - |
| ربـى | rby | - |
| ربُى | rbuy | - |
| رُبى | ruby | - |
| ربى | rby | - |
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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
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- 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 Ruba
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