Reb Surname

324,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Reb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4251:156,28924,249
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Iran1671:459,77628,116
Germany851:947,12366,306
New Caledonia781:3,541557
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Austria131:655,03358,041
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England61:9,286,343223,652
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Réb (21) are calculated separately.

Reb (3,680) may also be a first name.

Reb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reb (Bengali: রেব, Hindi: रेब, Oriya: େରବ, Russian: Реб) has its highest incidence in France. It may also appear as a variant: Réb. Click here to see other possible spellings of Reb.

How Common Is The Last Name Reb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 324,001st most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 6,336,996 people. Reb is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Reb are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 116,307th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 3,680 people.

This surname is most numerous in France, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 156,289. In France it is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 66 percent live, Île-de-France, where 11 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent live. Beside France this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Iran, where 15 percent live.

Reb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Reb last name grew 616 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Reb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reb surname are 31.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.05% being registered to vote for the party.

Reb earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.93% more than the national average, earning $58,223 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Réb8921/
Reeb865,717/
Rieb861,250/
Roeb86378/
Hreb86366/
Reib86313/
Rebs86166/
Reab86140/
Rebh86116/
Rehb8653/
Reub8645/
Raeb8640/
Reyb8615/
Rheb8610/
Rgeb865/
Resb864/
Rebd863/
Rejb861/
Rebz861/
Rreb861/
Rzeb861/
Rebp861/
Rebt861/
Hreib7569/
Reebs7568/
Reibs7511/
Reahb754/
Hreeb753/
Hrieb752/
Rgeeb751/
Rhesb751/
Reubh751/
Rebtt751/
Reitb751/
Rechb751/
Reebz751/
Rraeb751/
Reybd751/
Riebh751/
Rhebs751/
Rzieb751/
Hrebs750/
Rab6727,061/
Rob6723,419/
Rew673,170/
Rep671,924/
Rib671,089/
Rev67310/
Rebsch67266/
Ryb67204/
Ref67174/
Hreibt6721/
Rjb6718/
Rebova6714/
Rhrieb674/
Rebová673/
Raheib672/
Rîb672/
Rohieb671/
Reshbh671/

Reb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reb in the Bengali language
রেবreba-
Reb in the Hindi language
रेबreba-
Reb in the Oriya language
େରବeraba-
Reb in the Russian language
Ребreb-

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Reb Reference & Research

Reeb DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Reeb FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Reb
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis