Rei Forename

32,661st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 24,351 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Rei Forename Definition:

Re'-i, my shepherd, companion, friend. One of the officers in David s army, who adhered to the party of Solomon against Adonijah. 1 Kings i. 8.

Rei Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan
100%
16,9351:7,557942
China-1,3451:1,015,65534,099
Albania
98%
 
1,0451:2,915616
Philippines
77%
 
8281:128,0316,613
United States
57%
 
7071:512,78213,426
Singapore
50%
 
6931:9,0721,624
Papua New Guinea
62%
 
4881:16,7061,661
Hong Kong-4631:16,7451,552
Indonesia
100%
4501:573,25341,598
India
54%
 
3271:3,715,223157,192
Brazil
76%
 
2151:996,44726,195
Thailand
68%
 
1671:419,55621,076
Canada
100%
961:345,13910,447
Russia
55%
 
811:1,780,66312,500
Portugal-371:281,3755,179
New Zealand-361:126,0014,937
Malaysia
 
66%
321:951,56134,118
England
100%
311:1,793,64323,921
Australia-201:682,8819,609
Taiwan
100%
201:1,188,48441,438
Argentina
86%
 
191:2,251,2238,037
Netherlands
100%
171:994,24017,340
South Korea-161:346,52610,365
Italy
79%
 
151:4,070,80621,403
South Africa
83%
 
151:3,635,51086,845
United Arab Emirates-141:510,85717,236
Mexico
100%
131:9,549,57129,766
Slovenia
100%
131:189,1353,748
Sweden
100%
131:758,30116,746
Germany
80%
 
111:8,788,89831,109
Kenya-101:4,630,71125,538
Qatar
100%
101:236,96022,379
Switzerland
100%
91:912,61111,192
Cook Islands-81:2,269351
Kazakhstan
100%
81:2,218,35616,526
South Ossetia
100%
71:7,650590
Ukraine
86%
 
71:6,499,98710,516
Colombia
100%
61:7,963,15436,949
France
100%
61:11,078,39032,981
Guyana-51:152,65210,224
Panama-51:781,31118,191
Venezuela
50%
 
51:6,040,37977,223
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Chile
67%
 
41:4,401,80221,957
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Puerto Rico-41:887,5754,962
Turkey-41:19,450,42745,600
Belarus
100%
31:3,160,79512,102
Belgium
100%
31:3,830,01425,398
Cameroon
100%
31:7,203,50173,722
Georgia
100%
31:1,246,15515,822
Haiti-31:3,575,65130,510
Nigeria
67%
 
31:59,188,120318,216
Solomon Islands-31:193,6526,393
Tanzania
100%
31:17,596,10669,562
Ireland-21:2,321,7608,894
Bolivia-21:5,300,7026,605
Croatia
100%
21:2,108,53815,895
Finland
50%
 
21:2,741,59219,235
Greece
100%
21:5,467,27417,678
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Vietnam-21:46,311,5567,272
Yemen-21:13,148,37610,677
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Cape Verde
100%
11:529,1516,361
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Czechia
90%
 
11:10,656,16211,509
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Eritrea-11:4,752,977997
Estonia
100%
11:1,315,3808,883
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Guinea-Bissau-11:1,728,218422
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Poland
 
67%
11:38,027,1129,241
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

Rei (11,776) may also be a surname.

Rei Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Re'-i, my shepherd, companion, friend. One of the officers in David s army, who adhered to the party of Solomon against Adonijah. 1 Kings i. 8.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: my friend.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

A Japanese name, meaning: Ceremonious.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Rei Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reji8638,597/
Reid8625,208/
Reis869,619/
Reih86933/
Reia86761/
Reio86332/
Reyi86205/
Reiz86149/
Reit8660/
Rhei8644/
Reij8618/
Reui8616/
Reii8615/
Reie8610/
Reiu868/
Reip867/
Rrei862/
Ri8086,028/
Re8019,491/
Regie7542,192/
Reich753,431/
Rejie751,885/
Reggi75921/
Rejiy75627/
Reiss75493/
Reyis75327/
Hreih75250/
Reyyi75247/
Rehia75240/
Reiad75229/
Reiah75130/
Rahei7598/
Rheia7586/
Reiaz7584/
Reish7581/
Reeji7572/
Rheis7554/
Reiis7530/
Reiha7530/
Reihu7521/
Reyiz7520/
Reies7518/
Rheid7517/
Reiho7515/
Reist7515/
Hreiz7514/
Reije7512/
Reiyo7511/
Reihi758/
Reyie758/
Reyio758/
Reiap757/
Rejio757/
Reias757/
Rehio755/
Rejii755/
Rreji755/
Rejih755/
Reyid754/
Reyit754/
Reiaa754/
Reidd754/
Reeia754/
Rejij754/
Rheit754/
Rheji754/
Rejgi754/
Rheio753/
Reiyi753/
Reits753/
Reiys753/
Reiez753/
Hreis753/
Reiat752/
Roeio752/
Reyhi752/
Reyip752/
Reuie752/
Rehiy752/
Rehji752/
Reeie752/
Reeio752/
Reids752/
Reidt752/
Reius752/
Roeia751/
Roeie751/
Rieji751/
Reios751/
Reiph751/
Reitp751/
Reitt751/
Reitë751/
Reiup751/
Reiut751/
Reidh751/
Reidz751/
Reied751/
Reihy751/
Reiio751/
Rehgi751/
Rehii751/
Reuhi751/
Reuiy751/
Rheyi751/
Rheiz751/
Reiee751/
Wryei751/
Rui67617,891/
Rey67256,478/
Rio67108,946/
Rie6791,785/
Rai6759,834/
Rae6753,713/
Roi6739,469/
Rea6735,522/
Red6725,754/
Rit6724,283/
Rid6713,993/
Ris676,599/
Riz676,123/
Ret675,714/
Ree675,443/
Res675,341/
Reu674,515/
Roe674,457/
Rejith672,826/
Rip672,690/
Rue672,257/
Rih672,172/
Rez672,109/
Reh671,126/
Rij67809/
Rii67738/
Rep67700/
Rye67669/
Hri67446/
Rej67388/
Riy67335/
Rhe67286/
Rhegie67266/
Rer67247/
Rhi67183/
Hre67144/
Rói67137/
Rri6788/
Reggio6764/
Rhejie6761/
Reegie6742/
Rge6739/
Ryi6736/
Rje6735/
Rre6734/
Reggia6733/
Rzi6727/
Rejieh6714/
Rgi6714/
Resgie6711/
Rze679/
Rehgie676/
Reiadh676/
Rehije676/
Riejie675/
Reejie675/
Ređije674/
Rehiat674/
Rehjie674/
Regieh674/
Reejit674/
Reitch674/
Reejis673/
Rehaia673/
Rehiaz673/
Rejije673/
Rée673/
Roeiah673/
Rheiss673/
Rehias672/
Rië672/
Rehhie672/
Reicht672/
Reihap672/
Reiish672/
Rejiss672/
Rejitt672/
Őri672/
Rèe671/
Rêe671/
Rǿi671/
Rregie671/
Roehie671/
Åre671/
Raheie671/
Raheiz671/
Ra'eis671/
Reious671/
Reishh671/
Reishs671/
Reithz671/
Reiath671/
Reiaya671/
Reidth671/
Reiesh671/
Reiggi671/
Reihah671/
Reihat671/
Reihaz671/
Reihep671/
Reihoe671/
Rehied671/
Rehiet671/
Reejii671/
Reyhio671/
Reyidh671/
Reyish671/
Reyith671/
Rheeji671/
Rheggi671/
Rheiaz671/
Rheich671/
Rheidz671/
Rheiee671/
Rheith671/
Rheitt671/
Rhejis671/
Rheyie671/
Hrahei671/
Hregie671/
Rheids671/
Reë671/
Rheios671/
Reiett671/

Rei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rei in the Russian language
Реиrei-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rei