Rubia Surname

30,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Andorra

Rubia Surname User-submission:

Rubia means blonde in the Spanish Language. The surname Rubia was first found in the northern region of Castille, near De Laredo, in the province of Santander.

Rubia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9,1091:11,1141,082
Spain2,7631:16,9211,909
Bangladesh1,7121:93,0824,097
Kenya1,6471:28,0393,109
Brazil5071:422,23716,026
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
Argentina3051:140,14211,866
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
India901:8,522,949175,347
Israel461:186,03618,427
France431:1,544,714145,815
Portugal281:372,08012,265
England241:2,321,58686,519
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Andorra191:4,413868
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
El Salvador111:576,7173,120
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Albania61:485,67618,535
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Rúbia (66) & Rubiá (1) are calculated separately.

Rubia (56,629) may also be a first name.

Rubia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rubia means blonde in the Spanish Language. The surname Rubia was first found in the northern region of Castille, near De Laredo, in the province of Santander.

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Rubia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rubia (Hindi: रूबिया, Marathi: रुिबया, Oriya: ରୁବିଆ, Russian: Рубиа) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Rúbia or Rubiá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rubia is the 30,890th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 421,611 people. The last name Rubia occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Rubia reside; 53 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Rubia is also the 16,623rd most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 56,629 people.

The surname Rubia is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 9,109 people, or 1 in 11,114. In The Philippines Rubia is primarily found in: Calabarzon, where 21 percent are found, Bicol, where 18 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 12 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this last name is found in 71 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 16 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 10 percent are found.

Rubia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rubia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rubia surname increased 1,621 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rubia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Rubia last name are 35.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.46% being registered with the party.

The amount Rubia earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 39.01% more than the national average, earning $31,557,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $48,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $51,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rúbia9366/
Rubiá931/
Rubiah914,087/
Rubias91886/
Roubia9169/
Raubia9143/
Rusbia9117/
Rubiat917/
Rubija913/
Rubiae911/
Rubiha911/
Reubia910/
Rubaiya831,817/
Ruboija8315/
Raubiah8312/
Rubeiya8312/
Rubihat836/
Rubbiah832/
Hroubia831/
Roubhia831/
Rhubiha831/
Rubaija831/
Rousbia830/
Rubio80467,570/
Robia80919/
Rubea80877/
Rubya80868/
Rubió8073/
Ruwia8041/
Ruvia8029/
Ribia8024/
Rubja801/
Rubaiyat771,179/
Rubaiyah77606/
Rubeyiat772/
Roubiahy771/
Roubaiya771/
Roubeiya771/
Rubyat73633/
Rubios73417/
Rumpia73181/
Roubio73169/
Robiha73127/
Rubeah7336/
Rubeau7334/
Rubyah7321/
Ruwiah7316/
Rubioz7313/
Ruibio7313/
Rauvia7311/
Rubião7310/
Rubiho735/
Roubea734/
Ruviea734/
Rrubio733/
Reubio733/
Rubyea732/
Ruiwia731/
Rubiot731/
Rouvia731/
Ruubio731/
Ruvija731/
Ruebio731/
Rubeha731/
Robiaa731/
Robija731/
Rubyad731/
Rubiop731/
Roubya731/
Rubioo731/
Ribiha731/
Ribiaa731/
Roubeau67172/
Ruwaiya6726/
Rubyayi6715/
Rubeyya679/
Rubayya675/
Rubaaya673/
Robaiya672/
Ruvaiya672/
Rusbios671/
Roubeah671/
Robiaai671/
Rubugio671/
Roumpia671/
Roubeha671/

Rubia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rubia in the Oriya language
ରୁବିଆrubi'a97.14
ରୁବିୟାrubiya2.86
Rubia in the Hindi language
रूबियाrubiya60
रूबिआrubi'a13.33
रूबीअrubi'a6.67
रूवियाruviya6.67
रुबियाrubiya6.67
रूबीाrubia6.67
Rubia in the Marathi language
रुिबयाruibaya56.25
रुबीयाrubiya18.75
रूबीयाrubiya12.5
रुबीआrubi'a6.25
रूबीआrubi'a6.25
Rubia in the Russian language
Рубиаrubia-

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