Rubin Surname

7,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Niue

Rubin Surname Definition:

“Ruby” in German.

Rubin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States38,4111:9,4361,146
Philippines6,1601:16,4351,884
France2,4281:27,3573,306
Italy2,3251:26,3044,702
Brazil2,2051:97,0863,647
Switzerland1,7441:4,709700
Russia1,7111:84,23310,606
Argentina1,5651:27,3122,282
Mexico1,4361:86,4393,498
Canada1,3591:27,1123,609
Germany1,1901:67,6528,639
Spain1,0261:45,5674,318
Venezuela1,0041:30,0841,838
Poland9051:41,9996,584
Belarus7741:12,2751,904
England7721:72,1748,254
Haiti7631:14,0021,334
Sweden7051:13,9671,204
Peru6101:52,1054,360
South Africa5351:101,26712,264
Iran5161:148,80313,082
Malaysia4261:69,2355,048
Papua New Guinea4191:19,4602,001
Ecuador4091:38,8904,204
India3621:2,118,96571,393
Australia3281:82,3049,537
Latvia2951:6,949973
Denmark2901:19,4651,934
Slovenia2501:9,9512,314
Thailand2421:291,89450,230
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Iraq2251:155,6523,988
Indonesia1771:747,17157,374
Bosnia and Herzegovina1391:25,4424,166
Belgium1321:87,09613,579
Bolivia1261:84,2573,598
Croatia1051:40,2728,066
Estonia1041:12,7101,932
Austria961:88,70213,087
Israel751:114,10212,745
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Hungary661:148,73113,450
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Uruguay501:68,6357,289
Chile431:409,68511,039
Lithuania421:72,25210,722
Paraguay421:172,3033,394
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
China321:42,728,7992,300
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
Liberia311:142,21110,418
Grenada291:3,743530
Panama291:134,9054,585
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
Moldova231:154,84216,100
Lebanon211:268,4339,626
Norway171:302,48730,120
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Finland151:366,44725,366
Wales151:206,30213,003
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Armenia71:418,5978,462
Niue71:23155
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Palestine51:909,77015,190
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:143,48213,461

The alternate forms: Rubín (205), Rübin (65) & Rubìn (1) are calculated separately.

Rubin (40,827) may also be a first name.

Rubin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Ruby” in German.

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

(from the name of a male ancestor) German for “ruby,” but the name has nothing to do with a precious stone. It is derived from Reuven. Other disguises for Reuven are: Rubinstein, Rubenstein, Rubinfeld, Rubinger.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Rubin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rubin (Arabic: روبين, Georgian: რუბინ, Hindi: रूबीन, Marathi: रुबीन, Oriya: ରୁବିନ, Russian: Рубин) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Rubín, Rübin or Rubìn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,695th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 98,794 people. The last name Rubin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Rubin live; 55 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rubin is also the 21,841st most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 40,827 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 38,411 people, or 1 in 9,436. In The United States Rubin is mostly found in: New York, where 20 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 125 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 8 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Rubin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rubin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rubin surname rose 10,975 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 4,825 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 32 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rubin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rubin last name is primarily Jewish (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Jewish (45%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rubin last name are 40.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.85% registered with the party.

The amount Rubin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.71% less than the national average, earning €25,311 per year; in Norway they earn 11.07% less than the national average, earning 307,785 kr per year; in Peru they earn 42.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,562 per year; in South Africa they earn 140.69% more than the national average, earning R 571,968 per year; in United States they earn 26% more than the national average, earning $54,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.92% more than the national average, earning $64,051 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rubín93205/
Rübin9365/
Rubìn931/
Rubina9129,152/
Rubion911,577/
Roubin911,174/
Rubing911,145/
Rubint91468/
Rubien91222/
Reubin91199/
Rubink91137/
Ruebin9140/
Raubin9138/
Rhubin9122/
Rubinc9112/
Rusbin919/
Ruibin919/
Hrubin914/
Rubind912/
Rujbin911/
Rutbin911/
Rubuin911/
Rubn895/
Rubingh83607/
Roubion83187/
Roubina8356/
Rubienė8351/
Ruibing8334/
Rubinck8311/
Roubien833/
Rhoubin832/
Raubina831/
Reubuin831/
Rubienn831/
Rheubin830/
Robin80166,471/
Ruben8042,619/
Rubim804,522/
Rubyn80455/
Ribin80289/
Rubén8030/
Ruwin8021/
Rubne809/
Ruebn803/
Reubn801/
Roubn801/
Rubinova77774/
Raubienė77215/
Rubinová7765/
Ruibienė7748/
Reuben7380,462/
Rueben733,086/
Robijn73914/
Rouben73600/
Rubyna73289/
Rauben73174/
Robien73138/
Rubeen7398/
Rhobin7382/
Roobin7350/
Ruuben7344/
Ruiven7335/
Rubeng7328/
Hrubín7327/
Hrubyn7324/
Roubín7313/
Rhuben7312/
Rubenn7310/
Ruiwen7310/
Rubeun7310/
Ruwing7310/
Rubehn738/
Robinn735/
Rubend735/
Rubuen735/
Rubent735/
Ruhben735/
Ruhuin735/
Rowuin734/
Reubim734/
Rubyon734/
Ruiben731/
Riebin731/
Hruben731/
Roebin731/
Rübing731/
Rrobin731/
Rusben731/
Ruibne731/
Rubimd731/
Rubaen730/
Hrubinová7160/
Roubinová719/
Roubinova713/
Hrubinova711/
Rheuben6763/
Ruijven6758/
Hrubyna6726/
Robn6711/
Rahuben6711/
Rubnova677/
Ruthben674/
Reuboen674/
Reubeun673/
Raubeen671/
Rreuben671/
Raubenn671/
Roubeng671/
Ruybene671/
Reubend671/
Reutben671/
Ruebuen671/
Rubenne671/
Raubyna671/
Ribn671/
Ruthuin670/
Reubeen670/

Rubin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rubin in the Oriya language
ରୁବିନrubina77.63
ରୁବିନ୍rubin7.89
ରୁବିଣrubina3.95
ରୂବିନrubina2.63
ରୁବୀନrubina2.63
ରୁପିନrupina1.32
ରୁବିନୀrubini1.32
ରବିନrabina1.32
Rubin in the Georgian language
რუბინrubin66.67
რუბინიrubini33.33
Rubin in the Hindi language
रूबीनrubina63.24
रूबिनrubina22.43
रुबीनrubina9.73
रुबिनrubina2.16
रूबींrubim0.54
रूबीनाrubina0.54
रुबेनrubena0.27
रोबिनrobina0.27
रुवीनाruvina0.27
Rubin in the Marathi language
रुबीनrubina55.07
रूबीनrubina15.36
रुिबनruibana12.75
रुिबनाruibana4.35
रूिबनruibana2.9
रुबीनाrubina2.61
बीनbina1.74
रुबेनrubena0.87
बीनाbina0.29
रोबीनrobina0.29
रूबीनाrubina0.29
रुबीणrubina0.29
Rubin in the Russian language
Рубинrubin-
Rubin in the Arabic language
روبينrwbyn-

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