Rüben Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rüben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rüben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3361:239,60026,292
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Ruben (42,619), Rúben (69) & Rubén (30) are calculated separately.

Rüben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rüben is most common in Germany. It can occur as: Ruben, Rúben or Rubén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rüben? popularity and diffusion

Rüben is the 821,713th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rüben are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rüben is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 239,600. In Germany Rüben is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent reside and Hesse, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Germany Rüben exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 0 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruben9342,619/
Rúben9369/
Rubén8730/
Roben803,216/
Riben801,836/
Rübin8065/
Rüwen806/
Róben801/
Reuben7380,462/
Rueben733,086/
Rieben731,009/
Rouben73600/
Roeben73492/
Robeen73434/
Rubien73222/
Rauben73174/
Robien73138/
Rubeen7398/
Ribaen7374/
Rooben7366/
Ruuben7344/
Rubeng7328/
Rhuben7312/
Rubeun7310/
Rubenn7310/
Rubehn738/
Rubend735/
Ruhben735/
Rubent735/
Rubuen735/
Rhoben732/
Hruben731/
Ruiben731/
Robenn731/
Hroben731/
Rübing731/
Rusben731/
Rubaen730/
Rheuben6763/
Rubienė6751/
Robn6711/
Rahuben6711/
Rubn675/
Reuboen674/
Ruthben674/
Roubien673/
Reubeun673/
Ribn671/
Rubenne671/
Raubeen671/
Roobeen671/
Rubienn671/
Ruebuen671/
Reutben671/
Reubend671/
Ruybene671/
Roubeng671/
Raubenn671/
Rreuben671/
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
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  • 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 Rüben
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