Reu Forename

102,381st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4,515 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Reu Forename Definition:

Re'-u, his shepherd, companion, friend. The son of Peleg, born A. M. 1787: he was the father of Serug. Gen. xi. 18, 20.

Reu Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
100%
2,7511:441,61336,850
Israel
 
58%
8941:9,3991,228
Philippines
90%
 
4231:250,61310,328
Papua New Guinea
58%
 
951:85,8148,002
Indonesia-801:3,224,546144,920
United States
100%
741:4,899,14861,711
Mexico
100%
691:1,799,19511,194
Nepal
 
79%
361:791,31518,940
Brazil-111:19,476,014191,600
Qatar
100%
101:236,96022,379
Canada
100%
71:4,733,33948,640
Thailand
 
84%
71:10,009,402140,485
Germany
100%
71:13,811,12541,547
Peru
100%
71:4,541,63634,195
Venezuela
100%
41:7,550,47390,577
Nigeria
67%
 
31:59,188,120318,216
Russia
50%
 
31:48,077,90198,779
Belgium
100%
31:3,830,01425,398
Malaysia
67%
 
31:10,149,980208,386
Japan-31:42,662,01963,122
Guatemala
100%
31:5,369,4769,171
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Tanzania
100%
11:52,788,31985,066
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Greece
100%
11:10,934,54822,228
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921

Reu (2,603) may also be a surname.

Reu Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Re'-u, his shepherd, companion, friend. The son of Peleg, born A. M. 1787: he was the father of Serug. Gen. xi. 18, 20.

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

Meaning: associate ye: feed ye.

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

Reu Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reut869,459/
Reyu86523/
Reus86205/
Rheu8636/
Reua8629/
Reuy8621/
Reuz8617/
Reui8616/
Reup8610/
Reuo868/
Reiu868/
Reue868/
Reuh867/
Reud866/
Hreu862/
Reuj862/
Reux861/
Ru8021,386/
Re8019,491/
Reuss7523/
Roeuy7522/
Reihu7521/
Rheua7520/
Reyus7512/
Reuah758/
Rheus757/
Reyuu756/
Raheu755/
Rheuz754/
Reyau754/
Reyou753/
Reush753/
Reuha752/
Reuie752/
Reius752/
Rehui752/
Reuch752/
Rheut752/
Raeui751/
Reiup751/
Reiut751/
Reeuu751/
Reyuh751/
Reyuz751/
Reuee751/
Reuhi751/
Reuiy751/
Reupp751/
Reutt751/
Reauj751/
Reauz751/
Reuai751/
Reudt751/
Rui67617,891/
Rey67256,478/
Rup67106,362/
Rie6791,785/
Rut6781,654/
Rae6753,713/
Ruo6739,863/
Rea6735,522/
Rou6731,164/
Red6725,754/
Ruy6725,204/
Rei6724,351/
Rus6713,302/
Ret675,714/
Ree675,443/
Rau675,416/
Res675,341/
Roe674,457/
Rud674,161/
Ruh673,825/
Rue672,257/
Rez672,109/
Reh671,126/
Rep67700/
Rye67669/
Ruz67517/
Ruj67445/
Rej67388/
Rhe67286/
Rer67247/
Hre67144/
Ruu67127/
Rux67122/
Rhu6790/
Rgu6740/
Rge6739/
Rje6735/
Rre6734/
Rru6722/
Hru6721/
Rzu6714/
Reyaud679/
Rze679/
Rejaut675/
Reè674/
Rejaus673/
Rée673/
Rojeau673/
Ruï672/
Ruí671/
Rèe671/
Rêe671/
Åre671/
Raeheu671/
Raehui671/
Reious671/
Reautt671/
Rheuss671/
Reê671/
Reë671/

Reu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reu in the Russian language
Реуreu-

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Reu