Rubel Surname

3,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Rubel Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) Ruvel is a diminutive of Reuven and means “little Reuven.” In speech and in writing this became transformed into Rubel.

Rubel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh132,5641:1,202114
United States2,9621:122,37013,046
Ukraine1,9781:23,0153,266
Germany1,1661:69,0448,833
Russia4741:304,05731,078
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Brazil3191:671,07924,765
France3191:208,22232,359
United Arab Emirates2791:32,8403,537
Belarus2721:34,9306,041
Argentina1411:303,14524,179
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Poland1161:327,66237,999
Philippines1041:973,44484,902
England991:562,80934,447
Qatar871:27,1032,847
Nigeria861:2,059,80071,823
India821:9,354,456185,501
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Austria171:500,90847,931
Greece151:738,65380,079
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Lithuania131:233,43015,517
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Moldova51:712,27439,996
China41:341,830,39216,990
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2801:179,35215,996

The alternate forms: Rübel (871) are calculated separately.

Rubel (163,697) may also be a first name.

Rubel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) Ruvel is a diminutive of Reuven and means “little Reuven.” In speech and in writing this became transformed into Rubel.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Rubel Last Name Facts

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

Rubel (Bengali: রুবেল, Hindi: रूबेल, Marathi: रुबेल, Oriya: ରୁେବଲ, Russian: Рубель) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can appear as: Rübel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,949th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 51,334 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Rubel are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rubel is also the 6,435th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 163,697 people.

This surname is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 132,564 people, or 1 in 1,202. Apart from Bangladesh this last name is found in 74 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Ukraine, where 1 percent live.

Rubel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rubel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rubel surname rose 1,058 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rubel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rubel last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (59%) in Belarus and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Rubel surname are 37.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Rubel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.43% more than the national average, earning $56,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rübel93871/
Ruebel91494/
Reubel91313/
Rubell91267/
Rubelt91260/
Ruubel91198/
Hrubel9168/
Rubiel9157/
Rusbel9119/
Rubeel9114/
Raubel9113/
Roubel9110/
Ruybel912/
Rubeul911/
Rujbel911/
Rubl89214/
Reubelt83174/
Rubiell8337/
Reubell8330/
Rusbell8313/
Rutbell8310/
Ruebell835/
Rubelle833/
Roubeel831/
Rusbelt831/
Robel8019,280/
Ruble808,785/
Rubil80835/
Ribel80273/
Ruebl8047/
Ruwel8035/
Reubl8023/
Róbel809/
Hrubl800/
Rubelova775/
Russbell772/
Rubelová772/
Roubelle772/
Rushbelt771/
Ruthbell771/
Rumpel734,077/
Riebel733,181/
Rauwel73543/
Rutbil73441/
Rouble73253/
Robell73187/
Rubiol73174/
Roebel73166/
Ribell7376/
Ruwiel7370/
Ruwell7342/
Reuble7341/
Roubil7332/
Robeel7327/
Rusbil738/
Raubil738/
Hrubyl737/
Hrobel733/
Runpel733/
Robiel732/
Rusuel731/
Hribel731/
Rublle731/
Rauble731/
Reubil731/
Rubill731/
Roobel730/
Rouwel730/
Raublt730/
Robl673,100/
Roubiol6740/
Rusbült6736/
Rußbild6724/
Rußbült6718/
Rublova6717/
Rübl6716/
Rheuble6712/
Rumpell6711/
Riebell675/
Rowuell673/
Russuel673/
Ribl672/
Róbl671/
Rubigli671/
Rusweld671/
Ruvl671/
Reuwell671/
Hriebel671/
Ruwl671/
Rumpeel671/
Runpell671/

Rubel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rubel in the Bengali language
রুবেলrubela-
Rubel in the Hindi language
रूबेलrubela92.86
रुबेलrubela7.14
Rubel in the Oriya language
ରୁେବଲruebala87.5
ରୁେବଲ୍ruebal12.5
Rubel in the Marathi language
रुबेलrubela73.68
रूबेलrubela10.53
बेलbela10.53
रूबेलाजीrubelaji5.26
Rubel in the Russian language
Рубельrubel-

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