Rubra Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rubra Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rowberrow,' a parish in Somerset, four miles from Axbridge. The references I furnish are amply sufficient to prove my statement.

Anthony Rouborow, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Rubra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:1,295,76958,667
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Rubra (39) may also be a first name.

Rubra Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rowberrow,' a parish in Somerset, four miles from Axbridge. The references I furnish are amply sufficient to prove my statement.

Anthony Rouborow, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1750. Married — Charles Ruberry and Elizabeth Clarke: St. George, Hanover Square.

1765. — Benjamin Morris and Mary Rubery: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Rubra Last Name Facts

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

Rubra (Hindi: रूब्रा, Marathi: रुबर, Oriya: ରୁବ) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Rubra live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles. Rubra is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 39 people.

The last name Rubra is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,295,769. In England it is most prevalent in: Hertfordshire, where 40 percent are found, Greater London, where 26 percent are found and Hampshire, where 9 percent are found. Outside of England Rubra is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Rubra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rubra has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rubra surname increased 717 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rubrai911/
Roubrat831/
Ruibera831/
Robra80324/
Rubro8046/
Ribra802/
Rubry801/
Rubri801/
Rubre801/
Rubehera771/
Roubri7350/
Rubroo737/
Rubrey733/
Rubrio733/
Rubriz732/
Robray732/
Rubres731/
Robrah731/
Robraa731/
Ribrah731/
Hrubry731/
Rubrez731/
Rubree730/
Ribreau67471/
Rouvray67461/
Robreau67227/
Rubrech6771/
Rubrich6755/
Reubrez6721/
Runprai671/
Roubroy671/
Rouvrau671/
Roubreu671/
Ruivera670/

Rubra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rubra in the Oriya language
ରୁବruba-
Rubra in the Marathi language
रुबरrubara-
Rubra in the Hindi language
रूब्राrubra50
रूबराrubara50

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