Ruben is used as a family name or surname in Israel, Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ruben
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Israel, Germany
Meaning:

One who came from Rubyn or Ruben meaning "ruby stone," in Germany; descendant of Ruben meaning "behold, a son".

The family name is a variant form of Rubenstein. Ruby, or red precious stone; one who came from Rubenstein, in Germany.

How popular is Ruben?

Ruben is common in Tanzania, Chad, Papua New Guinea, Nigeria, United States, Philippines, Angola, Micronesia, Namibia, Indonesia, Argentina, Netherlands, Vanuatu, Germany, India, Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, France, Portugal, Israel, Canada, Cameroon, Haiti, England, Russia, Venezuela, Malaysia, Estonia, Zimbabwe.

Ruben is ranked 13158 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ruben bearers increased by 3.22 per cent in 2010 US census to 2884 since 2000, the surname slipped by 494 spots and ranked at 11026. The last name was found in around 10 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.93 70.01
Black 15.95 16.25
Hispanic or Latino 8.36 8.59
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.2 2
Others 2.01 1.65
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.56 1.5
Ruben is quite popular family name mostly used in Tanzania while Micronesia is ahead in terms of density. Around 42619 people have been found who wears Ruben as their family name. Ruben is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Ruben:
984 Tanzania7,004
479 Chad5,007
64 Papua New Guinea4,791
3,015 Nigeria4,736
10,221 United States3,984
5,008 Philippines3,017
1,295 Angola2,563
3 Micronesia1,876
261 Namibia1,319
Countries with hundreds of Ruben:
13,669 Indonesia962
4,311 Argentina836
5,616 Netherlands502
113 Vanuatu472
21,183 Germany444
69,832 India374
11,259 Bangladesh360
1,813 Dominican Republic339
34,056 France303
2,219 Portugal283
4,498 Israel269
17,539 Canada210
11,910 Cameroon206
3,246 Haiti193
23,246 England181
66,808 Russia176
5,199 Venezuela165
13,848 Malaysia121
1,932 Estonia104
19,214 Zimbabwe102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
14,731 Mexico100
1,858 Trinidad and Tobago94
57,152 DR Congo89
26,711 Australia88
13,000 Peru77
120 Northern Mariana Islands75
53,751 South Africa69
3,941 Cuba67
30,810 Spain66
101,415 Brazil59
11,943 Sweden57
9,513 Denmark56
74,752 Italy51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,614 Sudan49
4,783 Singapore47
662 Saint Lucia38
3,167 Solomon Islands35
19,302 United Arab Emirates33
22,252 Switzerland30
35,799 Kenya29
12,460 Liberia24
5,136 Panama24
2,940 Nicaragua21
585 Marshall Islands20
315,217 Thailand20
63,898 Uganda20
13,479 Colombia19
16,101 Latvia18
18,229 Botswana17
60,840 Belgium16
2,274 Mozambique16
9,806 Taiwan16
5,444 Guatemala13
27,379 New Zealand13
62,255 Belarus12
227,943 Ukraine12
804 Grenada11
122,870 Turkey11
20,848 Uruguay11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
7,200 China10
1,883 Fiji9
6,279 Guyana9
19,532 Malawi9
30,726 Qatar9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
21,385 Ecuador8
3,029 Guam8
4,829 Honduras8
8,462 Armenia7
97,842 Czechia7
50,907 Norway7
37,744 Bulgaria6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Charles Ruben from Great Britain aboard the Adaline from London during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in New-York on July 12, 1850. Roschen Ruben, aged 20, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Andus Ruben worked as laborer and hailed from Germany. 34 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Adonis and arrived on May 7, 1852. Anne Ruben, aged 46, Amalie Ruben, 27 years old Samuel Ruben, 25 years old Salonon Ruben, Cohn Ruben, aged 28, 24 years old Mi. Ruben, Abraham Ruben (17) Baker, Nt. Ruben, aged 18, and 120 other Ruben majority of whom were laborer and others worked as tailor and farmer, merchant, clerk, daughter, peddler migrated to US from Liverpool, Hamburg and Havre.

Ruben Namesakes

  • Aarne Ruben, Estonian writer
  • Samuel Ruben, American inventor
  • Leonard Ruben, Montgomery County
  • Christian Ruben, German painter
  • Sam Ruben, American chemist
  • Spookey Ruben, Canadian musician, producer, songwriter, composer
  • Marco Ruben, Argentine professional footballer
  • Aaron Ruben, American television director and producer

Ruben Namesakes

  • Aarne Ruben, Estonian writer
  • Samuel Ruben, American inventor
  • Leonard Ruben, Montgomery County
  • Christian Ruben, German painter
  • Sam Ruben, American chemist
  • Spookey Ruben, Canadian musician, producer, songwriter, composer
  • Marco Ruben, Argentine professional footballer
  • Aaron Ruben, American television director and producer

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