Reg Forename

32,088th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 24,914 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Reg Forename Definition:

REGGIE. Diminutives of Reginald and Regina.

Reg Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada
100%
11,3981:2,907548
Australia-4,0181:3,399529
United States
91%
 
3,3621:107,8344,662
England
100%
2,3401:23,7621,423
New Zealand-1,5541:2,919506
Ghana-3931:68,6673,308
South Africa
100%
3901:139,82710,089
Netherlands
80%
 
1721:98,2685,130
Ireland
100%
1581:29,3891,210
Kuwait-1141:33,2043,097
India
59%
 
1131:10,751,132315,436
Philippines
100%
1071:990,74327,059
Scotland
100%
831:64,4621,822
Wales
100%
731:42,3881,601
Indonesia-471:5,488,589211,191
France
100%
411:1,621,22810,391
United Arab Emirates-381:188,21012,819
Portugal-371:281,3755,179
Dominican Republic-311:336,49311,264
Russia
88%
 
291:4,973,57624,318
Liberia
100%
261:169,6956,327
Malaysia
81%
 
241:1,268,74841,875
Botswana-211:104,0218,595
China-211:65,050,27563,020
Northern Ireland
100%
191:97,0081,465
Belgium
100%
191:604,7399,016
Taiwan
100%
181:1,320,53843,414
Germany
54%
 
151:6,445,19224,261
Mexico
100%
121:10,345,36931,278
Spain-121:3,877,49714,638
Colombia-111:4,343,53925,849
Greece
100%
101:1,093,4559,717
Brazil-91:23,804,017218,524
Singapore-91:698,56212,752
Italy
 
54%
81:7,632,76127,464
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Thailand
58%
 
81:8,758,227128,595
Afghanistan
80%
 
71:4,660,50227,414
Antigua and Barbuda-61:16,5662,341
Estonia
100%
61:219,2306,245
Hong Kong-61:1,292,1216,806
Israel
67%
 
51:1,680,58418,495
Jersey
100%
51:19,9961,220
Nigeria
100%
51:35,512,872242,191
Papua New Guinea
100%
51:1,630,463100,826
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Iran-41:19,624,21740,893
Malawi-41:4,278,07813,569
Malta-41:107,3402,111
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Mozambique-41:6,810,8393,114
Pakistan
100%
41:48,589,420158,924
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Switzerland
100%
41:2,053,37418,217
Azerbaijan-31:3,214,31527,427
Cyprus-31:290,3593,456
Denmark-31:1,883,16617,701
Finland-31:1,827,72814,078
Jamaica-31:961,07614,069
Kenya-31:15,435,70351,312
Nepal-31:9,495,78471,056
Argentina-21:21,386,62229,627
Costa Rica-21:2,383,97418,662
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Sweden-21:4,928,95452,965
Tanzania-21:26,394,16073,301
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Cameroon
100%
11:21,610,503119,836
Chile-11:17,607,20848,996
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
DR Congo-11:73,827,605146,761
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Eritrea-11:4,752,977997
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Grenada-11:108,1254,208
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

The alternate forms: Rég (2) are calculated separately.

Reg (458) may also be a surname.

Reg Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

REGGIE. Diminutives of Reginald and Regina.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Reg Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rég892/
Regg86168/
Regh8695/
Regő8670/
Regs8624/
Regz8623/
Reig8618/
Reeg8610/
Rheg8610/
Rgeg869/
Rieg868/
Reag867/
Reyg866/
Hreg864/
Regt864/
Rehg864/
Reug862/
Resg862/
Rreg861/
Regk861/
Regx861/
Reqg861/
Reigh75193/
Reagh7544/
Regue7528/
Rhegz755/
Reggs754/
Reags753/
Riegh753/
Reegt753/
Reigt752/
Reigg752/
Rhegs752/
Reigs752/
Reygs752/
Reggz751/
Hrgeg751/
Recqg751/
Rrgeg751/
Rhesg751/
Rhegg751/
Reshg751/
Reegh751/
Reggh751/
Regős751/
Regss751/
Rehgs751/
Rex67205,319/
Rek67458/
Rig67345/
Rec67300/
Req6717/
Ryg6710/
Rjg675/
Reggue672/
Reggig672/
Rheigh672/
Reague671/
Reygue671/
Reggic671/
Reigue671/
Hwreeg671/

Reg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reg in the Russian language
Регreg-

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