Remy Surname

9,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Remy Surname Definition:

For St. Remy. William and Robert de St. Remigio held lands in Normandy t. Philip Augustus. Richard de St. Remigio, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Lady Juliana de St. R. Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

Remy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France20,2611:3,278225
Haiti13,4011:797114
Burundi8,7741:1,117317
Belgium4,7501:2,420205
United States4,7491:76,3238,733
Germany1,5291:52,6526,848
Chad1,3481:10,0831,325
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Canada6561:56,1676,639
Switzerland5691:14,4342,376
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
Tanzania3521:150,40213,654
Yemen3241:81,5605,401
Saint Lucia2401:745132
Mauritius2151:6,0161,239
Iran2141:358,79723,817
Dominican Republic2001:52,1652,646
Trinidad and Tobago2001:6,8201,026
Vanuatu1971:1,336359
Netherlands1941:87,04714,424
England1931:288,69522,251
Luxembourg1881:3,088390
Argentina1801:237,46319,337
Brazil1491:1,436,74048,387
Lebanon1411:39,9793,676
Mexico1101:1,128,42014,034
Thailand1091:648,058109,152
Peru1041:305,61711,368
Nigeria961:1,845,23766,383
India931:8,248,015171,602
Cameroon871:238,72523,654
Australia861:313,90427,145
Dominica761:999210
Malaysia661:446,88222,856
Spain651:719,26231,067
Japan481:2,663,42331,597
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Syria471:410,6604,929
Venezuela471:642,64011,225
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Panama271:144,8984,800
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Barbados171:16,909980
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Benin111:939,60046,216
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Finland91:610,74534,002
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Monaco91:4,118434
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
China81:170,915,1968,932
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Norway81:642,78647,258
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Palestine51:909,77015,190
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Montserrat21:2,474299
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4721:106,39610,676

The alternate forms: Rémy (534) & Rèmy (21) are calculated separately.

Remy (184,861) may also be a first name.

Remy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For St. Remy. William and Robert de St. Remigio held lands in Normandy t. Philip Augustus. Richard de St. Remigio, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Lady Juliana de St. R. Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Remy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Remy Come From? nationality or country of origin

Remy (Arabic: رىمى, Hindi: रेमि, Russian: Ремй) occurs most in France. It may also occur in the variant forms: Rémy or Rèmy. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Remy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,070th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 116,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Remy are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 5,679th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 184,861 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 20,261 people, or 1 in 3,278. In France it is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 31 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 11 percent are found. Aside from France Remy occurs in 123 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 21 percent are found and Burundi, where 14 percent are found.

Remy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Remy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Remy surname expanded 1,006 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Remy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Remy last name are 0.050000000000004% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.28% being registered with the party.

The amount Remy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 235.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 65,081 per year; in South Africa they earn 90.03% more than the national average, earning R 451,584 per year; in United States they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $43,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.46% less than the national average, earning $44,484 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rémy92534/
Rèmy9221/
Remmy893,630/
Raemy891,656/
Reamy89947/
Remøy89445/
Remay89144/
Remey89123/
Remyz89113/
Remoy8961/
Reimy8961/
Remys8947/
Remuy8926/
Reymy8926/
Reemy8923/
Resmy8921/
Reumy898/
Remiy892/
Remyo892/
Riemy892/
Roemy890/
Reamey80319/
Remmey80262/
Reumay80245/
Remaya8023/
Riemey8012/
Riemay806/
Remysh806/
Hremyt805/
Resmey804/
Reammy803/
Rhemmy803/
Reasmy801/
Remytė801/
Roemey801/
Remohy801/
Raemey800/
Rehmey800/
Reimey800/
Reemey800/
Ramy7536,426/
Rema7519,399/
Remi7512,124/
Reme755,288/
Romy753,325/
Rimy75719/
Remé754/
Rjmy751/
Reasmey732/
Reimeys731/
Roheemy731/
Remmeys730/
Ramey6729,861/
Resmi6712,106/
Romay678,915/
Rahmy674,491/
Remes674,325/
Remez674,281/
Remer673,978/
Ramay672,940/
Remis672,828/
Reema672,780/
Romey672,216/
Remme672,167/
Rimoy671,568/
Retmi671,386/
Rehme671,351/
Rheme671,335/
Remje671,118/
Reime67889/
Remma67758/
Remie67744/
Reimi67543/
Reami67529/
Rimay67509/
Ruimy67498/
Rommy67477/
Remeň67417/
Resme67404/
Rismy67398/
Rhamy67351/
Reame67316/
Remiš67309/
Remih67307/
Remiz67305/
Remit67301/
Reima67292/
Reemi67276/
Remeh67229/
Reama67222/
Raemi67216/
Ramoy67213/
Reyme67205/
Rhema67184/
Remei67173/
Rieme67170/
Remai67168/
Remha67167/
Rimey67144/
Reeme67129/
Remiś67125/
Remet67116/
Rammy67113/
Raimy67112/
Rajmy67109/
Rrema6787/
Remmi6783/
Remio6782/
Hromy6775/
Remaj6773/
Remoi6769/
Riema6755/
Hrema6751/
Reyma6744/
Remij6742/
Rehmi6739/
Reymi6738/
Remøe6731/
Rémay6729/
Remee6727/
Roeme6723/
Remmé6721/
Reumi6718/
Raeme6717/
Romoy6716/
Rhimy6712/
Riemi6711/
Rimmy6710/
Remui6710/
Rremi679/
Raamy679/
Reume678/
Remoa678/
Rhemi677/
Remed677/
Ramøy677/
Ramhy676/
Rzemi676/
Ramuy675/
Remaa675/
Raymy675/
Roemi675/
Rejma674/
Remeș674/
Reamj674/
Remhe673/
Roimy673/
Rejmi672/
Remej672/
Remgi672/
Retme672/
Raïmy672/
Rejme672/
Remii671/
Ramyh671/
Rimiy671/
Remid671/
Rhemá671/
Reimí671/
Remée671/
Remayova671/
Remhi671/
Rhomy671/
Remep671/
Romyh671/
Rahiemiy671/
Remge670/

Remy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Remy in the Hindi language
रेमिremi50
रेमीremi50
Remy in the Russian language
Ремйremj-
Remy in the Arabic language
رىمىrymy-
ريمىrymy-
ريميrymy-

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Remy Reference & Research

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