Regan Forename
24,220th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 35,958 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand
Regan Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: Pertaining to royalty. A name unpleasantly embalmed in literature as one of King Lear’s two unnatural daughters.
Regan Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74% | 9,870 | 1:36,731 | 2,327 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5,209 | 1:10,134 | 1,322 |
| Philippines | 99% | 3,039 | 1:34,883 | 2,929 |
| Kenya | 100% | 2,692 | 1:17,202 | 1,792 |
| Canada | 76% | 2,169 | 1:15,276 | 1,530 |
| Bangladesh | - | 2,108 | 1:75,646 | 5,664 |
| South Africa | 93% | 2,047 | 1:26,640 | 3,348 |
| Uganda | 99% | 1,480 | 1:27,674 | 2,028 |
| New Zealand | - | 1,389 | 1:3,266 | 546 |
| India | 96% | 802 | 1:1,514,810 | 86,586 |
| Zambia | - | 706 | 1:22,457 | 1,863 |
| Australia | - | 649 | 1:21,044 | 1,449 |
| England | 65% | 486 | 1:114,409 | 4,141 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 459 | 1:160,844 | 7,531 |
| Ghana | 100% | 337 | 1:80,078 | 3,677 |
| Nigeria | 88% | 266 | 1:667,535 | 19,019 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 255 | 1:1,011,622 | 62,567 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Nepal | 93% | 186 | 1:153,158 | 7,231 |
| Malawi | 100% | 148 | 1:115,624 | 6,115 |
| Cameroon | 86% | 133 | 1:162,485 | 7,332 |
| Egypt | 100% | 87 | 1:1,056,333 | 18,582 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 62% | 79 | 1:17,233 | 2,156 |
| Guyana | 54% | 73 | 1:10,456 | 1,567 |
| Malaysia | 92% | 66 | 1:461,363 | 20,653 |
| Qatar | 64% | 64 | 1:37,025 | 4,951 |
| Honduras | 67% | 62 | 1:142,217 | 3,926 |
| Sudan | 100% | 49 | 1:771,571 | 2,562 |
| Thailand | 66% | 45 | 1:1,557,018 | 48,262 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 44 | 1:4,417,220 | 45,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 43 | 1:166,325 | 11,451 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Liberia | 88% | 37 | 1:119,245 | 4,888 |
| China | - | 36 | 1:37,945,994 | 61,562 |
| France | 89% | 33 | 1:2,014,253 | 11,794 |
| Scotland | 69% | 32 | 1:167,199 | 3,173 |
| Ireland | 69% | 31 | 1:149,791 | 3,159 |
| Russia | 100% | 30 | 1:4,807,790 | 23,740 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Iraq | 67% | 24 | 1:1,459,077 | 10,051 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 23 | 1:261,667 | 5,921 |
| Solomon Islands | 71% | 23 | 1:25,259 | 1,921 |
| Yemen | - | 21 | 1:1,252,226 | 3,331 |
| Namibia | - | 18 | 1:133,566 | 4,823 |
| Wales | 59% | 18 | 1:171,906 | 3,302 |
| Brazil | 71% | 17 | 1:12,602,127 | 143,895 |
| Netherlands | 65% | 16 | 1:1,056,380 | 17,844 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 15 | 1:6,626 | 1,171 |
| Lebanon | 78% | 15 | 1:375,171 | 5,607 |
| Venezuela | 68% | 15 | 1:2,013,460 | 35,361 |
| Papua New Guinea | 87% | 14 | 1:582,308 | 43,098 |
| Mexico | 70% | 13 | 1:9,549,571 | 29,766 |
| Albania | 100% | 12 | 1:253,881 | 12,076 |
| Hong Kong | - | 11 | 1:704,793 | 4,980 |
| Peru | 57% | 9 | 1:3,532,384 | 29,289 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 9 | 1:1,713,757 | 49,613 |
| Italy | 82% | 7 | 1:8,723,156 | 29,138 |
| Singapore | 100% | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| Sweden | 86% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Uruguay | - | 6 | 1:571,273 | 6,582 |
| Belgium | 67% | 5 | 1:2,298,008 | 20,299 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Georgia | 60% | 5 | 1:747,693 | 11,698 |
| Israel | 67% | 5 | 1:1,680,584 | 18,495 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Costa Rica | 75% | 4 | 1:1,191,987 | 12,292 |
| Ethiopia | - | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Grenada | 67% | 4 | 1:27,031 | 2,323 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 75% | 4 | 1:1,493,319 | 26,894 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Slovakia | 67% | 4 | 1:1,327,516 | 4,597 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Germany | 100% | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| Jordan | 100% | 3 | 1:2,942,258 | 8,136 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| Switzerland | - | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| Vietnam | - | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Kosovo | - | 2 | 1:930,720 | 16,593 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Armenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Czechia | 67% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
The alternate forms: Régan (11) & Règan (1) are calculated separately.
Regan (59,018) may also be a surname.
Regan Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: Pertaining to royalty. A name unpleasantly embalmed in literature as one of King Lear’s two unnatural daughters.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Regan Forename Popularity
Regan Demographics
Regan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 8 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Regan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Regan in the Russian language | ||
| Реган | regan | - |
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