dos Reis Surname

1,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

dos Reis Surname User-submission:

Common surname on Portuguese speaking countries, "Reis" means "Kings" in Portuguese and the variant "dos Reis" means "of Kings".

dos Reis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil400,9391:53468
Angola7,2961:3,699549
Cape Verde4,3341:12236
France2,5351:26,2023,137
Portugal1,0761:9,682842
Spain7011:66,6935,971
Argentina6601:64,7635,534
Venezuela6281:48,0962,427
São Tomé and Príncipe4981:35672
South Africa3711:146,03216,656
Uruguay2641:12,9991,464
Switzerland1601:51,3316,758
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Netherlands1021:165,56124,214
Suriname701:7,8951,936
Paraguay661:109,6482,491
England571:977,51048,999
East Timor491:24,81587
Luxembourg471:12,3522,231
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Andorra281:2,994558
Iceland251:15,2041,298
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Senegal151:971,9563,098
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Guinea-Bissau91:192,002129
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Togo91:805,3086,372
India71:109,580,769786,157
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Macau11:601,6301,582
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

The alternate forms: dos Reís (1) & dos Réis (1) are calculated separately.

dos Reis (60) may also be a first name.

dos Reis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Common surname on Portuguese speaking countries, "Reis" means "Kings" in Portuguese and the variant "dos Reis" means "of Kings".

- arthurtassoreis

dos Reis Last Name Facts

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

The last name dos Reis occurs most in Brazil. It can also appear as: dos Reís or dos Réis. Click here to see other possible spellings of dos Reis.

How Common Is The Last Name dos Reis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,270th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 17,334 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of dos Reis reside; 96 percent reside in South America and 95 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 60 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 400,939 people, or 1 in 534. In Brazil dos Reis is most frequent in: Minas Gerais, where 27 percent are found, São Paulo, where 20 percent are found and Bahia, where 9 percent are found. Other than Brazil this last name occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 2 percent are found and Cape Verde, where 1 percent are found.

dos Reis Last Name Statistics demography

The amount dos Reis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 64.6% less than the national average, earning €10,632 per year; in South Africa they earn 122.82% more than the national average, earning R 529,500 per year; in United States they earn 53.25% more than the national average, earning $66,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.47% less than the national average, earning $49,451 CAD per year.

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