von Ruben Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

von Ruben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Ruben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa921:588,88845,159
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397

von Ruben Last Name Facts

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

von Ruben is most common in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name von Ruben? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of von Ruben live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 588,888. In South Africa von Ruben is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 74 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 11 percent reside and North West, where 9 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

von Ruben Last Name Statistics demography

von Ruben earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.06% more than the national average, earning R 399,384 per year.

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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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  • 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 von Ruben
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