Rueben Surname

144,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Rueben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rueben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9741:89,7386,259
Papua New Guinea2531:32,2283,738
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Israel1471:58,2157,456
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Germany1021:789,26958,234
Zimbabwe831:186,00322,110
Solomon Islands271:21,4834,219
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
India111:69,733,217610,955
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Rueben (15,136) may also be a first name.

Rueben Last Name Facts

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

Rueben (Marathi: रुबेन) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rueben.

How Common Is The Last Name Rueben? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 144,047th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,361,486 people. The last name Rueben is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Rueben live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rueben is also the 46,106th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 15,136 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,974 people, or 1 in 89,738. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 13 percent live, Kogi, where 12 percent live and Adamawa, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Rueben exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and Vanuatu, where 5 percent live.

Rueben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rueben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rueben surname increased 464 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rueben Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Rueben last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rueben earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.77% more than the national average, earning $48,228 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.2% more than the national average, earning $70,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruebuen921/
Reueben921/
Ruben9142,619/
Ruebn913/
Reuben8380,462/
Rieben831,009/
Rouben83600/
Roeben83492/
Rubien83222/
Rauben83174/
Rubeen8398/
Reiben8349/
Ruuben8344/
Ruebin8340/
Reeben8313/
Rhuben8312/
Rubenn8310/
Reaben8310/
Rubehn838/
Raeben836/
Rubuen835/
Ruhben835/
Ruiben831/
Hruben831/
Rubaen830/
Rubn805/
Rajuben771,339/
Rheuben7763/
Rubienė7751/
Reebeen7713/
Reyaben7712/
Rahuben7711/
Reebehn779/
Rayuben776/
Reuboen774/
Rehaben774/
Rejaben773/
Reubeun773/
Roubien773/
Rreuben771/
Reibhen771/
Rubienn771/
Reutben771/
Reuiben771/
Reubend771/
Ruybene771/
Rujiben771/
Roubeng771/
Raubenn771/
Raubeen771/
Reubeen770/
Reibene770/
Rubin7373,765/
Riben731,836/
Rüben73338/
Rubìn731/
Reubn731/
Roubn731/
Raubienė71215/
Roubenne71179/
Ruibienė7148/
Rayauben711/
Reusbeng711/
Rheubeen710/
Raiben671,974/
Roubin671,174/
Reubin67199/
Reibin67191/
Ribaen6774/
Raubin6738/
Ruiven6735/
Hrubín6727/
Hrubyn6724/
Rhubin6722/
Roubín6713/
Ruiwen6710/
Ruibin679/
Rayben678/
Reubem675/
Reybin675/
Rvaben674/
Hrubin674/
Reubenova673/
Rviben671/
Rujbin671/
Rejbin671/
Riebin671/
Reabin671/
Raebin671/
Roebin671/
Roebyn671/

Rueben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rueben in the Marathi language
रुबेनrubena40
रबेनrabena20
रूबेनrubena20
रूबनrubana20

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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
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  • 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 Rueben
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