Real Surname

6,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Real Surname Definition:

Other variants of these are Riall, Ryle and Rile. As all these are almost invariably found in Munster, it is difficult to accept Woulfe's statement that this name-Ó Raghaill in Irish-is an abbreviated form of Ó Raghaille, i.e. O'Reilly, because O'Reilly is a Breifny name (see Irish Families, pp.

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Real Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines14,3411:7,059631
Mexico12,6411:9,8191,016
Spain12,5651:3,721451
United States7,2431:50,0436,052
Bangladesh6,4891:24,5581,669
Angola4,9301:5,474762
Colombia4,4021:10,8531,111
Brazil4,2881:49,9241,940
Argentina3,3101:12,9131,171
Portugal2,6231:3,972462
Ecuador1,8281:8,7011,402
Guatemala1,8021:8,9251,024
Nicaragua1,7831:3,377450
France1,6081:41,3085,188
Egypt1,4031:65,5286,121
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
Venezuela1,0841:27,8641,758
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Panama8161:4,794557
Peru8111:39,1913,679
Cuba6131:18,7971,221
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
Uruguay5021:6,836759
India4681:1,639,02959,956
Canada4521:81,5179,096
Dominican Republic4471:23,3401,503
England4461:124,92812,525
Chile4111:42,8622,060
Jordan3351:26,3953,530
Bolivia3251:32,6662,153
Australia3171:85,1609,855
Germany3031:265,69528,336
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Iraq2671:131,1673,591
Paraguay1891:38,2901,220
Indonesia1171:1,130,33581,024
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Costa Rica851:56,2361,225
Italy831:736,82861,221
Belgium821:140,20320,001
Greece811:136,78822,735
Iran781:984,39145,758
Palestine751:60,6515,615
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Ireland691:68,2454,322
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
Liechtenstein551:69891
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Taiwan491:478,4643,638
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
China421:32,555,2751,726
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
South Sudan361:317,085679
Afghanistan311:1,037,1999,747
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Andorra201:4,192835
Puerto Rico191:186,8492,129
Austria181:473,08046,251
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Wales151:206,30213,003
Vietnam131:7,126,6202,551
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
São Tomé and Príncipe121:14,785874
Cambodia111:1,407,9226,192
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Libya91:693,7751,982
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Haiti71:1,526,27214,436
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Norway71:734,61250,907
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Albania41:728,51420,844
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Oman41:921,9937,313
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1121:39,5523,634
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6831:73,5277,879

The alternate forms: Réal (86), Reál (1) & Rèal (1) are calculated separately.

Real (61,896) may also be a first name.

Real Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Other variants of these are Riall, Ryle and Rile. As all these are almost invariably found in Munster, it is difficult to accept Woulfe's statement that this name-Ó Raghaill in Irish-is an abbreviated form of Ó Raghaille, i.e. O'Reilly, because O'Reilly is a Breifny name (see Irish Families, pp. 255-6). If it must be equated with any other name O'Rahilly would appear more likely since it belongs to Co. Kerry as does Ryall: the census of 1911 records 21 families of the name in Co. Kerry. It occurs in one of its variant forms, always without the prefix O, in many records from the present time back to the seventeenth century-e.g. birth registrations, Griffith's Valuation, diocesan wills, Dublin University register etc.

and I have not met any instance outside Munster except a few in Leix and Offaly. In the sixteenth century the O is still retained and the name is more like O'Rahilly, for it occurs in the Fiants as O'Rahill and O'Raghill (in Counties Cork and Limerick). The inconsistency of spelling names at that period, due to the unfamiliarity of recording officials with the Irish language, may lead to some confusion: O'Reile and O'Reale for example may be meant for O'Reilly but in such cases the homeland of the person in question is often a help in identification.

According to de Burgh's Landowners of Ireland, 1878, the Rialls of Clonmel possessed extensive property in Co. Tipperary prior to the Land Acts. According to Weekley in England Ryall is an occassional derivative of Riulf (Anglo-Saxon Riewulf).

Judge Patrick Real (1847-1928) of Queensland, was born at Pallas, Co. Limerick.

*The derivation of Loughrey mentioned by Mr. T. O Raifeartaigh is not the common one (See More Irish Families 168n.).

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Found in Burgos. Name of villages near Lugo, Majorca, Seville, Valencia, Toledo, and Tenerife. Derived from latin "regalis" or "resrei" - the king's tent.

Comes from the latin "res" which in the plural means things, reality, or nature. Its ancient meaning was probably a camp where the army encamped and this eventually became a village.

Castilian name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Real, in Portuguese, can mean 'royalty', eg: "familia real" means 'royal family'.

- mentalshine

Real Last Name Facts

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

The surname Real (Arabic: ريال, Georgian: რეალ) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Réal, Reál or Rèal. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Real? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,000th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 77,517 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Real reside; 22 percent reside in North America and 16 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 15,474th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 61,896 people.

This last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 14,341 people, or 1 in 7,059. In The Philippines Real is primarily found in: Calabarzon, where 21 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 16 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines it occurs in 149 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 13 percent reside and Spain, where 13 percent reside.

Real Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Real has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 38 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Real Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Real last name are 39.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Real earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 19.38% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,628 per year; in South Africa they earn 114.5% more than the national average, earning R 509,736 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $23,757,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $40,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $52,883 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Réal9286/
Reál921/
Rèal921/
Reale8921,510/
Rehal893,832/
Reyal892,085/
Reall89380/
Rejal89304/
Reahl89110/
Rheal8993/
Reial8988/
Realp8947/
Realt8913/
Reaal895/
Rieal894/
Reatl893/
Reald892/
Reeal892/
Realh891/
Reaul890/
Ral863,140/
Rehail80789/
Rejjal80245/
Reyjal80166/
Realph80134/
Rejall8026/
Rejahl8018/
Realle8015/
Reahle8014/
Reahal8014/
Rehall8014/
Reyyal8010/
Reihal809/
Rehhal809/
Reyale804/
Rhealt803/
Reyhal802/
Regial802/
Rehald802/
Ruyeal801/
Rehalt801/
Rehgal801/
Reyaul801/
Reyall801/
Reaoul801/
Reatel801/
Realeh801/
Reejal801/
Reyalt801/
Rieaul801/
D'Real801/
Rajeal801/
Rheall800/
Reiall800/
Reasel800/
Reahol800/
Rehasl800/
Rejhal800/
Reuahl800/
Reasle800/
Raul75133,089/
Rial7529,947/
Ruel7512,496/
Riel7511,594/
Rael758,462/
Reel757,781/
Reil757,194/
Rall756,794/
Roel754,307/
Reul753,558/
Rail753,109/
Rale752,731/
Rayl752,554/
Rele752,522/
Rahl751,132/
Raal75531/
Ryal75481/
Ryel75425/
Rzal75321/
Rejl75268/
Reol75225/
Ralh75207/
Rhal75168/
Rasl75149/
Reyl75123/
Rald7573/
Retl7553/
Rajl7547/
Hral7531/
Ralp7523/
Rjal7519/
Ralt7510/
Relh7510/
Ratl758/
Raùl753/
Rgel751/
Rral751/
Rehault73226/
Reachel7331/
Reijalt7317/
Rejault7310/
Realova738/
Reehail737/
Raheyal731/
Reijhal731/
Reaoule731/
Reyauld730/
Reahall730/
Rasel67180,017/
Rahal6775,100/
Rijal6759,333/
Royal6747,947/
Ralph6735,023/
Rahul6724,691/
Raiol675,898/
Ryall675,600/
Reule674,809/
Riyal674,455/
Rajal673,917/
Ratel673,378/
Rajul672,587/
Rujel672,353/
Rojel672,219/
Rytel672,197/
Roell671,929/
Rayal671,820/
Rowel671,397/
Royel671,381/
Rajel671,170/
Reihl671,140/
Reile671,109/
Rihal67982/
Rayel67950/
Rasil67940/
Rayol67851/
Ralle67829/
Retel67758/
Rajil67754/
Resel67659/
Reuhl67601/
Resil67462/
Rouel67459/
Ruell67447/
Relle67441/
Rauld67440/
Riale67403/
Rhiel67390/
Reyel67380/
Riyel67369/
Ryhal67341/
Ritel67289/
Riall67286/
Racel67279/
Rojal67269/
Rajol67267/
Reuel67262/
Recel67214/
Reill67208/
Risel67196/
Rhall67174/
Reyle67169/
Raill67163/
Rauel67158/
Raihl67157/
Rialp67151/
Rettl67148/
Reçel67148/
Raiel67140/
Rheel67139/
Ruyal67137/
Riell67119/
Reele6799/
Ryell6784/
Raisl6778/
Rawel6777/
Reisl6772/
Hreul6767/
Reyhl6761/
Raull6759/
Riiel6756/
Rijel6754/
Reuil6753/
Rujal6748/
Rißel6748/
Rahll6747/
Racil6746/
Ratil6745/
Reßel6737/
Hrale6732/
Resle6732/
Roiel6727/
Rehalova6727/
Ragli6725/
Reitl6724/
Rayul6722/
Rallh6721/
Reull6720/
Rajhl6719/
Ryßel6719/
Rhael6718/
Hrzal6717/
Raial6717/
Rejil6716/
Rejel6715/
Rjaul6715/
Rehol6715/
Raitl6715/
Rycel6714/
Ryale6713/
Rausl6713/
Rayil6713/
Recil6713/
Ryoal6712/
Retil6712/
Rhail6711/
Reelh6711/
Rayll6710/
Rejol6710/
Retèl6710/
Rehealth6710/
Rauul679/
Rhuel679/
Rialt679/
Reachill678/
Reuyl678/
Ricel678/
Roial678/
Rehyl678/
Rhale677/
Raale676/
Reiel676/
Rheil676/
Reyil676/
Rhhal676/
Rhaal676/
Reachell675/
Rayyl675/
Raell675/
Raiil674/
Raslh674/
Rhaul674/
Rheul674/
Ralhp674/
Resyl674/
Rýgel674/
Rahyl674/
Rasll674/
Raail673/
Raulh673/
Reole673/
Relhe673/
Rielh673/
Railh673/
Raiul672/
Ralhe672/
Rraul672/
Reell672/
Rieol672/
Rhial672/
Raulp672/
Rhalh672/
Rejle672/
Riđal672/
Ruyel672/
Rysel672/
Rógel672/
Réale672/
Hraul672/
Rahlh672/
Reyll672/
Raelh672/
Reild671/
Rhoel671/
Ralhs671/
Ralpp671/
R'Jal671/
Ryasl671/
Reoll671/
Reilh671/
Rhayl671/
Rhele671/
Rhyal671/
Reiol671/
Rieyl671/
Retlt671/
Rautl671/
Raslt671/
Rattl671/
Rjale671/
Rjeil671/
Rjjal671/
Roelh671/
Railt671/
Hrahl671/
Rígel671/
Raiyl671/
Railė671/
Rasyl671/
Reuld671/
Reult671/
Rialh671/
Reyol671/
Reoul671/
Rjail671/
Rätel671/
Ryiel671/
Ratlh671/
Hrgal671/
Raalt671/
Rzalh671/
Rhelh671/
Rhasl671/
Raltd671/
Hratl671/
Hreel671/
Hrall671/
Hruel671/
Hryal671/
Ryalt670/
Raijl670/
Ryald670/
Rauhl670/
Hralt670/
Reohl670/
Hrald670/
Raall670/
Reiul670/
Riald670/
Rhyel670/
Ruiel670/

Real Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Real in the Georgian language
რეალreal-
Real in the Arabic language
ريالryal-

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