Re Surname

13,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Re Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Re Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy20,1811:3,030252
Argentina5,7781:7,398745
United States3,7291:97,20010,841
India1,9651:390,36420,765
Brazil1,3621:157,1766,046
Egypt1,2201:75,3576,848
France9741:68,1969,445
Indonesia9031:146,45514,433
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Pakistan4241:421,3307,799
Nigeria4081:434,17322,377
Taiwan3541:66,228691
China3221:4,246,340430
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Spain2821:165,78711,953
Australia2211:122,15213,424
Uruguay1801:19,0652,165
England1761:316,58023,688
Canada1691:218,02121,041
Thailand1531:461,68980,914
Paraguay1481:48,8971,425
Iran1291:595,21333,206
Mexico1211:1,025,83613,317
Malaysia1071:275,64715,325
Switzerland941:87,3719,726
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Singapore341:161,9916,884
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Yemen321:825,79011,280
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Greece291:382,06251,720
Cambodia261:595,6594,477
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Nicaragua171:354,1823,204
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Norway151:342,81932,589
Syria151:1,286,7357,466
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Vietnam111:8,422,3692,636
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Israel91:950,84857,975
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Wales81:386,81619,671
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Jersey51:19,8403,614
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: (305), (51), (49), (2) & (1) are calculated separately.

Re (19,491) may also be a first name.

Re Last Name Facts

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

The surname Re (Hindi: रे, Marathi: रे) is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: , , , or . For other possible spellings of Re click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Re? popularity and diffusion

Re is the 13,423rd most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 175,026 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Re are found; 49 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 38,574th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 19,491 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 20,181 people, or 1 in 3,030. In Italy it is mostly found in: Lombardy, where 50 percent reside, Piedmont, where 22 percent reside and Marche, where 5 percent reside. Not including Italy this last name occurs in 127 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Re Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Re has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Re surname expanded 28,685 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 8,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Re Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (68%) in Russia, Christian (80%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (44%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Re surname are 2.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.61% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Re earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning €32,227 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.98% less than the national average, earning R 95,100 per year; in United States they earn 17.48% more than the national average, earning $50,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.39% less than the national average, earning $46,510 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
83305/
8351/
8349/
832/
831/
Rey80195,449/
Rea8085,766/
Ree8037,399/
Rei8011,776/
Red808,280/
Reh805,357/
Rej803,931/
Ret803,067/
Res802,634/
Reu802,603/
Rep801,924/
Rez801,916/
Reß80977/
Rie80932/
Røe80874/
Reč80277/
Reš80207/
Rhe80155/
Hre80111/
Rer80105/
Rre8037/
Øre8019/
Rje8017/
Rge8013/
Rée8013/
Rze8011/
Reș804/
Råe804/
Åre803/
Reç802/
Reć801/
Rêe801/
Reş801/
Reś801/
Ríe801/
Reis67532,180/
Reed67422,002/
Reid67345,075/
Rees6787,834/
Read6784,736/
Rech6730,444/
Redd6718,942/
Rhea6711,926/
Reat6710,416/
Reaz679,828/
Repp679,133/
Rhee677,956/
R677,531/
Rest673,418/
Resh673,339/
Ress673,015/
Reep672,970/
Reas672,896/
Hres672,788/
Røed672,056/
Rets672,033/
Reys671,773/
Reap671,369/
Reih671,362/
Reiz671,255/
Reyt67931/
Reit67909/
Riea67825/
Rett67732/
Reip67513/
Reer67464/
Røge67409/
Reph67392/
Reet67337/
Resz67280/
Reić67238/
Rhie67227/
Hret67225/
Reij67193/
Rije67168/
Reyz67158/
Reez67151/
Røer67143/
Reuț67138/
Rhey67134/
Reyd67125/
Redt6772/
Reeß6769/
Rhed6766/
Øhre6755/
Hrei6754/
Rieh6752/
Hære6747/
Redh6746/
Riey6745/
Reyh6745/
Årre6744/
Resp6742/
Håre6741/
Rihe6738/
Rejč6735/
Reds6734/
Ređa6734/
Reea6721/
Redz6721/
Reey6720/
Rhei6718/
Ræge6718/
Rejj6716/
Røes6715/
Råge6715/
Reej6714/
Resd6713/
Årøe6713/
Hrey6712/
Røre6711/
Rrea6710/
Rerr679/
Rheu679/
Redő679/
Reső679/
Retd677/
Rejp677/
Hrej676/
Hrez675/
Rezz675/
Reuh675/
Hreh675/
Åred675/
Rejś675/
Rhes674/
Rree674/
Reae674/
Reís674/
Åhre674/
Hred674/
Rher673/
Redp673/
Riej673/
Rrey673/
Hrer673/
Ryhe673/
Rrhe673/
Hree672/
Rzeh672/
Rejh672/
Hrea672/
Reíd672/
Rehh672/
Hrre672/
Reuj672/
Rgej672/
Rhje672/
Reee671/
Rhet671/
Rerh671/
Resr671/
Rehp671/
Reyj671/
D'Re671/
Rjje671/
Hreć671/
Hrze671/
Ærøe671/
Ërez671/
Ørge671/
Rhée671/
Ri'e671/
Rečs671/
Rgey671/
Røhe671/
Rzie671/
Rrer671/
Rret671/
Rrez671/
Rebp671/
Rehj671/
Rezs671/
Rezt671/
Reyp671/
Rheh671/
Rhez671/
Hrge671/
Hrje671/
Hhre671/
Hrie670/

Re Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Re in the Marathi language
रेre-
Re in the Hindi language
रेre85.68
रेखाrekha14.1
्रेre0.22

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Footnotes

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