Regis Forename
11,595th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 86,346 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Seychelles
Regis Forename Definition:
A Latin name, meaning: Regal.
Regis Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 100% | 17,600 | 1:12,173 | 1,291 |
| France | 100% | 17,288 | 1:3,845 | 387 |
| Rwanda | 100% | 13,052 | 1:871 | 202 |
| Burundi | 100% | 8,690 | 1:1,140 | 371 |
| United States | 87% | 6,017 | 1:60,252 | 3,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 4,604 | 1:3,350 | 575 |
| Canada | 100% | 4,194 | 1:7,900 | 1,017 |
| Congo | 100% | 3,759 | 1:1,333 | 218 |
| Gabon | 100% | 1,844 | 1:1,021 | 230 |
| Morocco | - | 764 | 1:44,959 | 1,962 |
| Belgium | 100% | 616 | 1:18,653 | 1,483 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 597 | 1:36,198 | 2,629 |
| Benin | 100% | 535 | 1:19,768 | 2,131 |
| Mauritius | - | 511 | 1:2,540 | 457 |
| Ivory Coast | 96% | 350 | 1:65,931 | 4,517 |
| England | 100% | 293 | 1:189,771 | 5,700 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 291 | 1:105,885 | 10,050 |
| Paraguay | 97% | 289 | 1:25,041 | 1,414 |
| Ghana | - | 281 | 1:96,036 | 4,158 |
| Chad | 100% | 247 | 1:55,054 | 5,059 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 226 | 1:1,195 | 269 |
| Philippines | 93% | 206 | 1:514,609 | 17,063 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 198 | 1:52,683 | 3,457 |
| French Polynesia | - | 189 | 1:1,470 | 348 |
| Poland | 100% | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 185 | 1:399,068 | 14,867 |
| Burkina Faso | 99% | 183 | 1:100,434 | 5,488 |
| Tanzania | 61% | 174 | 1:303,381 | 10,541 |
| Indonesia | - | 168 | 1:1,535,498 | 84,759 |
| Peru | 92% | 161 | 1:197,462 | 5,209 |
| Germany | 100% | 145 | 1:666,744 | 6,220 |
| India | 65% | 145 | 1:8,378,469 | 267,909 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 134 | 1:79,115 | 2,306 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 122 | 1:247,556 | 8,398 |
| Italy | 98% | 113 | 1:540,372 | 5,628 |
| Zambia | - | 113 | 1:140,308 | 5,712 |
| Thailand | 100% | 111 | 1:631,224 | 27,483 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 110 | 1:842 | 205 |
| Colombia | 100% | 106 | 1:450,745 | 7,320 |
| Cuba | - | 99 | 1:116,228 | 2,162 |
| South Africa | 100% | 89 | 1:612,726 | 27,502 |
| Malawi | 100% | 85 | 1:201,321 | 8,458 |
| Haiti | 100% | 82 | 1:130,816 | 6,807 |
| Uganda | 87% | 73 | 1:561,054 | 12,371 |
| Albania | 97% | 67 | 1:45,471 | 4,321 |
| Nigeria | 95% | 64 | 1:2,774,443 | 49,655 |
| Argentina | 98% | 63 | 1:678,940 | 4,287 |
| Japan | - | 53 | 1:2,414,831 | 21,138 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 53 | 1:318,907 | 9,718 |
| Kuwait | - | 47 | 1:80,538 | 6,521 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 42 | 1:4,234 | 728 |
| China | - | 39 | 1:35,027,071 | 61,373 |
| Switzerland | 99% | 37 | 1:221,986 | 4,956 |
| Madagascar | - | 36 | 1:656,372 | 1,939 |
| Australia | - | 31 | 1:440,568 | 7,424 |
| Nicaragua | 94% | 27 | 1:222,901 | 5,415 |
| Malaysia | 94% | 26 | 1:1,171,152 | 39,513 |
| Mexico | 84% | 26 | 1:4,774,786 | 19,556 |
| Papua New Guinea | 83% | 26 | 1:313,551 | 25,255 |
| Central African Republic | - | 25 | 1:180,616 | 330 |
| Panama | 100% | 25 | 1:156,262 | 6,569 |
| Guyana | 100% | 24 | 1:31,803 | 3,406 |
| Spain | 100% | 22 | 1:2,114,998 | 11,922 |
| Honduras | 100% | 21 | 1:419,879 | 6,925 |
| Scotland | 100% | 20 | 1:267,518 | 4,251 |
| Senegal | 100% | 19 | 1:767,440 | 8,136 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 17 | 1:80,083 | 6,047 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Kenya | - | 15 | 1:3,087,141 | 21,962 |
| El Salvador | - | 14 | 1:452,985 | 4,295 |
| Ireland | 50% | 13 | 1:357,194 | 5,120 |
| Israel | 92% | 12 | 1:700,243 | 11,627 |
| Singapore | 100% | 12 | 1:523,921 | 11,491 |
| Sweden | 100% | 12 | 1:821,492 | 17,584 |
| Hong Kong | - | 11 | 1:704,793 | 4,980 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 11 | 1:311,603 | 4,655 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 9 | 1:10,840,015 | 14,737 |
| Togo | - | 9 | 1:804,360 | 4,738 |
| Vanuatu | - | 9 | 1:29,088 | 709 |
| Cambodia | - | 8 | 1:2,034,166 | 23,777 |
| Russia | 100% | 8 | 1:18,029,213 | 55,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Algeria | - | 7 | 1:5,453,817 | 10,071 |
| Norway | 100% | 7 | 1:733,190 | 11,461 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 7 | 1:3,395,669 | 64,613 |
| Denmark | - | 6 | 1:941,583 | 11,543 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 6 | 1:937,928 | 8,462 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 6 | 1:15,437,186 | 4,625 |
| Austria | 100% | 5 | 1:1,702,840 | 9,344 |
| Finland | 90% | 5 | 1:1,096,637 | 9,775 |
| Iceland | - | 5 | 1:73,203 | 3,413 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 100% | 5 | 1:1,263 | 280 |
| Chile | 100% | 4 | 1:4,401,802 | 21,957 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Eritrea | - | 4 | 1:1,188,244 | 607 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Ukraine | - | 4 | 1:11,374,977 | 14,813 |
| Lithuania | 100% | 3 | 1:983,961 | 3,563 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Turkey | - | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Croatia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Greece | 100% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Wallis and Futuna | - | 1 | 1:13,529 | 157 |
The alternate forms: Régis (43,689) & Règis (759) are calculated separately.
Regis (37,910) may also be a surname.
Regis Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Latin name, meaning: Regal.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Regis Forename Popularity
Regis Demographics
Regis Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 1,355 (2014)
United States
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Phonetically Similar Names
Regis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Regis in the Russian language | ||
| Регис | regis | - |
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