Rubins Surname

307,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Rubins Surname Definition:

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

Rubins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia5381:3,810512
United States4881:742,74458,145
England901:619,09036,665
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
France31:22,140,907385,998
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Rubīns (6) are calculated separately.

Rubins (162) may also be a first name.

Rubins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Rubins Last Name Facts

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

Rubins (Hindi: रूबिन्स, Marathi: रुबीन्स, Russian: Рубинс) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Rubīns. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubins? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 307,434th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,929,655 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Rubins are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Rubins is also the 720,105th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 162 people.

The last name Rubins is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is borne by 538 people, or 1 in 3,810. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 48 percent are found, Latgale, where 28 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 10 percent are found. Barring Latvia this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Rubins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rubins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rubins surname increased 2,324 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rubins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rubins surname are 39.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rubins earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.21% less than the national average, earning R 51,780 per year; in United States they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning $48,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $53,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rubīns946/
Reubins9226/
Roubins922/
Ruebins922/
Rubinsh921/
Raubins921/
Rheubins860/
Robins8335,541/
Rubens834,502/
Ribins8364/
Rubyns8310/
Rubéns831/
Robijns77829/
Reubens77554/
Ruebens77167/
Roubens7721/
Raubens7715/
Robinns778/
Ruben's774/
Robinsh773/
Roebins772/
Rubense772/
Roobins771/
Robiens771/
Robinss771/
Rubynsh771/
Robns731/
Robinsch711/
Rubindje711/
D'Robins711/
Robens671,450/
Robyns67796/
Rowins6780/
Ribens6727/
Rubenz6724/
Rübens677/
Robinz677/
Rubems672/
Rúbens671/
Rubensova671/

Rubins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rubins in the Marathi language
रुबीन्सrubinsa-
Rubins in the Hindi language
रूबिन्सrubinsa66.67
रूबीनाrubina33.33
Rubins in the Russian language
Рубинсrubins-

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