Rubio Surname

1,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Spain

Rubio Surname Definition:

One with red hair or a ruddy complexion; the fair, golden­haired person; one who came from Rubio (red) in Spain.

Ancient surname originating in Rome. Found in Asturias, Catalonia, and other areas. Name of villages near Vich, Seville, and Urgel.

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Rubio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico140,4741:884144
Spain109,9191:42537
United States43,9781:8,242978
Colombia36,6511:1,303264
Philippines29,4921:3,433254
Chile16,7451:1,052221
Peru16,0861:1,976337
Venezuela13,2631:2,277387
Argentina10,3941:4,112480
Cuba7,1291:1,616246
Ecuador6,9701:2,282403
Honduras6,3011:1,399268
El Salvador5,9531:1,066209
Brazil5,3741:39,8351,622
France5,3641:12,3831,231
Dominican Republic3,9601:2,635351
Guatemala1,6261:9,8911,076
Nicaragua1,1371:5,296539
Puerto Rico7821:4,540324
Panama7351:5,323602
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
England4651:119,82412,145
Canada4571:80,6258,989
Uruguay4541:7,559844
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Portugal3111:33,4992,065
Bolivia3091:34,3572,203
Germany2111:381,54235,859
Belize2021:1,760399
Switzerland1851:44,3946,109
Costa Rica1771:27,006828
Paraguay1411:51,3241,469
Andorra1381:60895
Belgium1361:84,53413,247
Netherlands1121:150,77822,601
Italy1111:550,96153,306
Thailand1061:666,399111,628
Israel1021:83,89810,034
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Australia891:303,32226,493
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Luxembourg331:17,5923,875
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Aruba231:4,499638
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Denmark171:332,04223,714
China151:91,154,7714,767
Japan151:8,522,95344,380
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Guam121:13,3432,098
Norway101:514,22941,629
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India71:109,580,769786,157
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales71:442,07621,198
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Curaçao41:39,312638
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malta41:107,5681,849
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
São Tomé and Príncipe31:59,1412,796
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

The alternate forms: Rubió (73) & Rúbio (68) are calculated separately.

Rubio (4,125) may also be a first name.

Rubio Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One with red hair or a ruddy complexion; the fair, golden­haired person; one who came from Rubio (red) in Spain.

Ancient surname originating in Rome. Found in Asturias, Catalonia, and other areas. Name of villages near Vich, Seville, and Urgel. Derived from latin "robeus" meaning color of ruby, golden, also fair.

In addition to being an adjective, "rubio" also refers to a fish with its back a red-black color.

Castilian name from Laredo (Santander). Later extended to whole Peninsula.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

From the Latin, rubeus, which means 'red'.

- guilherme.m.d.m.rubio

Rubio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rubio (Arabic: روبيو, Russian: Рубио) is most common in Mexico. It may occur as a variant: Rubió or Rúbio. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubio? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,140th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,586 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Rubio are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Rubio is also the 108,291st most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 4,125 people.

This surname is most common in Mexico, where it is carried by 140,474 people, or 1 in 884. In Mexico Rubio is primarily found in: Jalisco, where 11 percent reside, México, where 11 percent reside and Sinaloa, where 8 percent reside. Barring Mexico Rubio occurs in 114 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Rubio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rubio has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rubio last name increased 35,182 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rubio Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rubio surname is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Rubio last name are 41.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.58% registered with the political party.

The amount Rubio earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 23.27% less than the national average, earning €23,041 per year; in Norway they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning 335,249 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,058 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $23,184,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.46% less than the national average, earning $36,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.82% less than the national average, earning $44,305 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rubió9373/
Rúbio9368/
Rubios91417/
Roubio91169/
Ruibio9113/
Rubioz9113/
Rubiho915/
Reubio913/
Rrubio913/
Ruubio911/
Ruebio911/
Rubiop911/
Rubioo911/
Rubiot911/
Rubi8940,986/
Rubugio831/
Rusbios831/
Rubia8017,285/
Rubis805,561/
Rubai802,703/
Robio801,633/
Roubi801,605/
Rubeo801,276/
Rubie801,172/
Ruvio80808/
Rubei80629/
Hrubi80472/
Rubit80334/
Rubiś80315/
Rubić80311/
Reubi80239/
Rutbi80129/
Rubui80124/
Raubi8082/
Ruhbi8070/
Rubid8068/
Ribio8047/
Rubiz8036/
Rusbi8027/
Rubhi8017/
Rubič8015/
Ruboy8014/
Rubiy8011/
Rubih808/
Rubiš806/
Ruibi805/
Rubyi805/
Rubij804/
Rubyo804/
Ruubi802/
Rubii802/
Rujbi801/
Ruboa801/
Rubiá801/
Ruboj801/
Rubiah734,087/
Rubias73886/
Rubeiz73839/
Roubai73826/
Hrubyi73783/
Rubeis73360/
Roubhi73308/
Rubish73196/
Rubisz73149/
Rouboa73137/
Rhoubi73136/
Rubich73113/
Roubia7369/
Rubicz7367/
Rubais7359/
Roubis7343/
Raubia7343/
Rubaid7337/
Roubit7328/
Raubie7322/
Routbi7321/
Robiho7319/
Rubitz7318/
Rubaai7318/
Rusbia7317/
Hruboi7317/
Rubits7316/
Roubie7316/
Ruchbi7315/
Rubaij7312/
Raubić7311/
Rusbit7311/
Rouvio739/
Rubaia739/
Roubei739/
Ruibih739/
Rubije738/
Rubhai737/
Rubaiy737/
Rubiat737/
Ruvios735/
Rahubi735/
Reubie734/
Rubaiz733/
Rubija733/
Rumpio733/
Robhio733/
Roubih733/
Hrubiy732/
Ruibis732/
Rushbi732/
Rubihz732/
Hrubis732/
Roubiz731/
Rutbei731/
Ruthbi731/
Ruybis731/
Rubhoi731/
Rubiae731/
Rubieh731/
Hrubić731/
Raubis731/
Rguubi731/
Robioú731/
Rubiej731/
Rubihe731/
Rubait731/
Rubeho731/
Rubeid731/
Rruvio731/
Rubist731/
Rubois731/
Ruhbis731/
Ruubis731/
Rubiey731/
Rubuih731/
Ruibid731/
Rubiha731/
Rubids730/
Ruyboa730/
Reubia730/
Robi6729,653/
Ruby6729,241/
Ruba6711,319/
Rube676,014/
Rubaiya671,817/
Ruvi67952/
Rubisch67265/
Rubí67170/
Reubish6747/
Rhubeho6734/
Rubé6726/
Rubá6720/
Rubý6719/
Ruboija6715/
Raubiah6712/
Rubeiya6712/
Raubich6711/
Rubihat676/
Rahubai675/
Roubiës675/
Roubeiz673/
Hrubich672/
Raubitz672/
Roubeid672/
Rubbiah672/
Roubaia671/
Rusbits671/
Ribeiio671/
Rrubhoi671/
Roubhia671/
Rubê671/
Rhubiha671/
Riboyio671/
Rubaija671/
Rubè671/
Ruisueo671/
Roubeih671/
Rubaish671/
Hroubia671/
Rutbitt671/
Roubihe671/
Roubyod671/
Ruba'ai671/
Rousbia670/

Rubio Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rubio in the Russian language
Рубиоrubio-
Rubio in the Arabic language
روبيوrwbyw-

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Rubio Reference & Research

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

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

Rubin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Rubio FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rubio
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