Ruven Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Estonia

Ruven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Estonia421:31,4725,782
France351:1,897,792163,564
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ruven (1,528) may also be a first name.

Ruven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruven (Hindi: रूवेन, Marathi: रुवेन, Russian: Рувен) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ruven.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruven? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruven is the 1,385,851st most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Ruven are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 29 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 198,465th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 1,528 people.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 375,271. In The Netherlands Ruven is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 42 percent are found, South Holland, where 18 percent are found and Utrecht, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 27 percent are found and France, where 22 percent are found.

Ruven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruven last name expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruven Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ruven earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 22.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,098 per year and in United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reuven91232/
Ruşven9192/
Ruiven9135/
Ruuven9122/
Ruyven9118/
Rouven9115/
Rueven9115/
Rutven914/
Ruvene911/
Ruvend911/
Rauven911/
Ruthven833,149/
Ruijven8358/
Rouvein831/
Riven80516/
Ruvin80148/
Ruvyn802/
Ruvem801/
Ruthvein770/
Reuthven770/
Rubene731,403/
Ruvina73397/
Roeven73201/
Rouvin73189/
Rubean7355/
Rubein7333/
Rivien7313/
Rubeun7310/
Rauvin739/
Rieven738/
Ruvain734/
Ruwean733/
Rusvin733/
Ruvine731/
Ruvyna731/
Reuvin731/
Riveen731/
Rouvina6739/
Ruthvin6739/
Rubesne6726/
Roubene6723/
Roubein6714/
Reubean6711/
Rutving679/
Reubene679/
Rubesin679/
Reuvain676/
Runphen674/
Ruwehen674/
Reubeun673/
Reubein672/
Rubisen672/
Rauvina671/
Ruthvem671/
Ruybene671/
Rhubein670/

Ruven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruven in the Hindi language
रूवेनruvena-
Ruven in the Marathi language
रुवेनruvena-
Ruven in the Russian language
Рувенruven-

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