Ruben Surname

13,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Ruben Surname Definition:

= Reuben, q.v. [cp. Ger. Ruben] Than Ruben cam thider a-gen.—13th cent. metr. vers, of Gen. and Ex., 1959.

Ruben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7,0041:7,559984
Chad5,0071:2,715479
Papua New Guinea4,7911:1,70264
Nigeria4,7361:37,4033,015
United States3,9841:90,97910,223
Philippines3,0171:33,5565,008
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
Micronesia1,8761:573
Namibia1,3191:1,827261
Indonesia9621:137,47313,669
Argentina8361:51,1284,311
Netherlands5021:33,6405,616
Vanuatu4721:558113
Germany4441:181,31921,183
India3741:2,050,97769,832
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Dominican Republic3391:30,7761,813
France3031:219,21734,056
Portugal2831:36,8142,219
Israel2691:31,8134,498
Canada2101:175,45517,539
Cameroon2061:100,82111,910
Haiti1931:55,3573,246
England1811:307,83523,246
Russia1761:818,88166,808
Venezuela1651:183,0555,199
Malaysia1211:243,75413,848
Estonia1041:12,7101,932
Zimbabwe1021:151,35519,214
Mexico1001:1,241,26214,731
Trinidad and Tobago941:14,5101,858
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Australia881:306,76926,711
Peru771:412,78113,000
Northern Mariana Islands751:728120
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Cuba671:171,9813,941
Spain661:708,36430,810
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Sweden571:172,75011,943
Denmark561:100,7989,513
Italy511:1,199,15174,752
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Saint Lucia381:4,705662
Solomon Islands351:16,5723,167
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Kenya291:1,592,41035,799
Liberia241:183,68912,460
Panama241:163,0115,136
Nicaragua211:286,7192,940
Marshall Islands201:2,591585
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Colombia191:2,514,42513,479
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Grenada111:9,867804
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
China101:136,732,1577,199
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Guam81:20,0153,029
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Armenia71:418,5978,462
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Norway71:734,61250,907
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3921:128,10912,343

The alternate forms: Rüben (338), Rúben (69) & Rubén (30) are calculated separately.

Ruben (1,775,855) may also be a first name.

Ruben Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Reuben, q.v. [cp. Ger. Ruben] Than Ruben cam thider a-gen.—13th cent. metr. vers, of Gen. and Ex., 1959.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Behold ye a Son” in Ancient Hebrew.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who came from Rubyn or Ruben (ruby stone), in Germany; descendant of Ruben (behold, a son).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ruben Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruben (Georgian: რუბენ, Hindi: रूबेन, Marathi: रुबेन, Oriya: ରୁେବନ, Russian: Рубен, Tibetan: རུ་བེན་) is most common in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant: Rüben, Rúben or Rubén. For other possible spellings of Ruben click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruben? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,152nd most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 170,993 people. Ruben is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Ruben are found; 23 percent are found in West Africa and 17 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ruben is also the 377th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 1,775,855 people.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 7,004 people, or 1 in 7,559. In Tanzania Ruben is primarily concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 11 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 11 percent live and Singida Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 130 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Ruben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ruben has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruben last name increased 1,016 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 362 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruben Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (75%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Ruben last name are 39.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.16% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ruben earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 217.46% more than the national average, earning €95,332 per year; in Peru they earn 9.69% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,507 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.22% less than the national average, earning R 85,020 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.81% less than the national average, earning $15,254,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning $48,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $51,320 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüben93338/
Rúben9369/
Rubén9330/
Reuben9180,462/
Rueben913,086/
Rouben91600/
Rubien91222/
Rauben91174/
Rubeen9198/
Ruuben9144/
Rubeng9128/
Rhuben9112/
Rubenn9110/
Rubeun9110/
Rubehn918/
Rubend915/
Rubuen915/
Rubent915/
Ruhben915/
Ruiben911/
Hruben911/
Rusben911/
Rubaen910/
Rubn895/
Rheuben8363/
Rubienė8351/
Rahuben8311/
Ruthben834/
Reuboen834/
Roubien833/
Reubeun833/
Raubeen831/
Rreuben831/
Raubenn831/
Roubeng831/
Ruybene831/
Reubend831/
Reutben831/
Ruebuen831/
Rubienn831/
Rubenne831/
Reubeen830/
Rubin8073,765/
Roben803,216/
Riben801,836/
Rubyn80455/
Rubem80271/
Rubín80205/
Ruwen80111/
Rubne809/
Ruebn803/
Reubn801/
Róben801/
Roubn801/
Rubìn801/
Raubienė77215/
Roubenne77179/
Ruibienė7748/
Rubenova7743/
Rubenová7710/
Reusbeng771/
Rheubeen770/
Rubina7329,152/
Rubion731,577/
Roubin731,174/
Rubing731,145/
Rieben731,009/
Roeben73492/
Rubint73468/
Robeen73434/
Rubyna73289/
Reubin73199/
Rouwen73186/
Robien73138/
Rubink73137/
Ribaen7374/
Rooben7366/
Rumpen7345/
Ruebin7340/
Raubin7338/
Ruiven7335/
Hrubín7327/
Hrubyn7324/
Rhubin7322/
Ruyven7318/
Roubín7313/
Rubinc7312/
Ruiwen7310/
Rusbin739/
Ruibin739/
Reubem735/
Rubyon734/
Hrubin734/
Rhoben732/
Rubind732/
Rujbin731/
Rutbin731/
Robenn731/
Hroben731/
Rubuin731/
Ruibne731/
Rubeem731/
Reubenova713/
Rubingh67607/
Roubion67187/
Ruijven6758/
Roubina6756/
Ruibing6734/
Hrubyna6726/
Roumpen6715/
Ruthuen6714/
Robn6711/
Rubinck6711/
Rubnova677/
Ruwehen674/
Rhoubin672/
Raubina671/
Roobeen671/
Reubuin671/
Raubyna671/
Ribn671/
Rheubin670/

Ruben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruben in the Georgian language
რუბენruben-
Ruben in the Oriya language
ରୁେବନruebana86.15
ରୁେବନ୍rueban7.1
ରୂେବନruebana5.86
ରୁବନrubana0.18
ରୂେବନ୍rueban0.18
ରୁବିନ୍rubin0.18
Ruben in the Hindi language
रूबेनrubena84.85
रुबेनrubena9.09
रूबीनrubina6.06
Ruben in the Marathi language
रुबेनrubena75.91
रूबेनrubena17.41
बेनbena2.63
रूबीनrubina0.81
रुबीनrubina0.4
रुबेनाrubena0.2
रुबनrubana0.2
रुबेणrubena0.2
दुबेनdubena0.2
रुबॆन्ruben0.2
रुबोनrubona0.2
Ruben in the Tibetan language
རུ་བེན་ruben75
རུ་བིན་rubin25
Ruben in the Russian language
Рубенruben-

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Ruben Reference & Research

Rubin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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