Rubem Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Rubem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rubem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2011:1,065,04637,395
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Rúbem (1) are calculated separately.

Rubem (23,532) may also be a first name.

Rubem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rubem occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Rúbem. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 961,438th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. Rubem occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Rubem live; 75 percent live in South America and 74 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 33,500th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 23,532 people.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 1,065,046. In Brazil Rubem is primarily found in: Amazonas, where 34 percent reside, São Paulo, where 21 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rúbem931/
Reubem915/
Rubeim912/
Rubeem911/
Ruben8042,619/
Rubim804,522/
Rubne809/
Robem807/
Rubym802/
Ribem801/
Rubím801/
Ruvem801/
Reuben7380,462/
Rouben73600/
Rubien73222/
Rauben73174/
Rubeen7398/
Ruuben7344/
Rubeng7328/
Rhuben7312/
Rubeun7310/
Rubenn7310/
Rubehn738/
Rubend735/
Ruhben735/
Rubent735/
Rubuen735/
Reubim734/
Ruiben731/
Riebem731/
Hruben731/
Rusben731/
Ruibne731/
Rubimd731/
Rubaen730/
Rheuben6763/
Rubienė6751/
Rahuben6711/
Rubn675/
Ruthben674/
Reuboen674/
Roubien673/
Reubeun673/
Rubenne671/
Roubeng671/
Ruthvem671/
Raubeen671/
Rreuben671/
Rubienn671/
Raubenn671/
Ruhwiem671/
Reutben671/
Reubend671/
Ruybene671/
Reubeen670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rubem
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