Rubén Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Rubén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rubén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Ruben (42,619), Rüben (338) & Rúben (69) are calculated separately.

Rubén (8,650) may also be a first name.

Rubén Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rubén occurs most in Mexico. It may also occur as a variant: Ruben, Rüben or Rúben. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubén? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rubén is the 3,602,217th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Rubén live; 60 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Hispano-North America. Rubén is also the 67,511th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 8,650 people.

The surname Rubén is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 10,343,850. In Mexico Rubén is most numerous in: Mexico City, where 25 percent live, Puebla, where 25 percent live and Baja California, where 8 percent live. Besides Mexico this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Chile, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruben9342,619/
Rubn895/
Rüben87338/
Rúben8769/
Rubin8073,765/
Rubyn80455/
Rubín80205/
Robén8031/
Rubne809/
Roubn801/
Reubn801/
Rubìn801/
Reuben7380,462/
Rubina7329,152/
Rubion731,577/
Roubin731,174/
Rubing731,145/
Rouben73600/
Rubint73468/
Rubyna73289/
Rubien73222/
Reubin73199/
Rauben73174/
Rubink73137/
Rubeen7398/
Ruuben7344/
Raubin7338/
Rubeng7328/
Hrubín7327/
Hrubyn7324/
Rhubin7322/
Roubín7313/
Rhuben7312/
Rubinc7312/
Rubenn7310/
Rubeun7310/
Rusbin739/
Ruibin739/
Rubehn738/
Rubent735/
Rubend735/
Rubuen735/
Ruhben735/
Rubyon734/
Hrubin734/
Rubind732/
Rubuin731/
Rusben731/
Ruibne731/
Rujbin731/
Rutbin731/
Ruiben731/
Hruben731/
Rubaen730/
Rubingh67607/
Roubion67187/
Rheuben6763/
Roubina6756/
Rubienė6751/
Ruibing6734/
Hrubyna6726/
Robn6711/
Rahuben6711/
Rubinck6711/
Rubnova677/
Reuboen674/
Ruthben674/
Reubeun673/
Roubien673/
Rhoubin672/
Roubeng671/
Ruybene671/
Reubend671/
Raubeen671/
Reubuin671/
Raubenn671/
Rreuben671/
Raubyna671/
Rubenne671/
Rubienn671/
Reutben671/
Raubina671/
Rheubin670/
Reubeen670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rubén
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