Rubens Surname

104,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Rubens Surname Definition:

1 Ruben's (Son): v. Ruben.

Oft ist noch die Genetivform geblieben. . . Jakobs, Peters, Rubens. —Bähnisch, Die deutschen Personennamen, 1910, p. 21.

(rarely) 2 Red, Reddish [Latin rubens]

Rubens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2911:280,75826,177
Brazil7701:278,01910,706
Belgium7081:16,2382,493
France4891:135,83420,782
England1721:323,94224,037
Netherlands1521:111,10017,774
Latvia1221:16,8042,491
Russia1031:1,399,25397,801
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Germany821:981,77468,040
Israel751:114,10212,745
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Canada491:751,95159,756
Cuba371:311,4255,451
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Honduras151:587,7633,647
India131:59,005,029552,550
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Panama61:652,04310,051
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malta11:430,2723,380
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

The alternate forms: Rübens (7), Rúbens (1) & Rubéns (1) are calculated separately.

Rubens (139,435) may also be a first name.

Rubens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 Ruben's (Son): v. Ruben.

Oft ist noch die Genetivform geblieben. . . Jakobs, Peters, Rubens. —Bähnisch, Die deutschen Personennamen, 1910, p. 21.

(rarely) 2 Red, Reddish [Latin rubens]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

Rubens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rubens (Arabic: روبنس, Marathi: रुबेन्स, Russian: Рубенс) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as: Rübens, Rúbens or Rubéns. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubens? popularity and diffusion

Rubens is the 104,289th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,618,735 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Rubens reside; 30 percent reside in North America and 30 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,506th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 139,435 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,291 people, or 1 in 280,758. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 12 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and Belgium, where 16 percent reside.

Rubens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rubens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rubens surname rose 855 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 538 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rubens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rubens are 6.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.39% registered with the party.

The amount Rubens earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning R 257,628 per year; in United States they earn 30.53% more than the national average, earning $56,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.3% more than the national average, earning $68,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rübens947/
Rúbens941/
Rubéns941/
Reubens92554/
Ruebens92167/
Roubens9221/
Raubens9215/
Ruben's924/
Rubense922/
Robens831,450/
Rubins831,229/
Ribens8327/
Rubenz8324/
Rubyns8310/
Rubīns836/
Rubems832/
Rubensova801/
Rouwens7764/
Reubins7726/
Rauwens7720/
Roobens775/
Roubins772/
Ruebins772/
Rubynsh771/
Rubinsh771/
Robiens771/
Raubins771/
Robns731/
Rauwoens7178/
Roumpens711/
Rheubins710/
Robins6735,541/
Robyns67796/
Rowens67107/
Ribins6764/
Robenz6710/

Rubens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rubens in the Marathi language
रुबेन्सrubensa-
Rubens in the Russian language
Рубенсrubens-
Rubens in the Arabic language
روبنسrwbns-

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