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

Rubén is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Ruben, Rüben or Rúben. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubén? popularity and diffusion

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

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

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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