Rebois Surname
Approximately 444 people bear this surname
Rebois Surname User-submission:
Meaning of this surname is 'from Roubaix', a town in northern France on the Franco-Belgian border. Robays is old Flemish Dutch for modern Dutch Robaaijs, meaning 'Roubaix', which is in French Flanders.
Rebois Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 425 | 1:156,289 | 24,249 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Rébois (4) are calculated separately.
Rebois Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Meaning of this surname is 'from Roubaix', a town in northern France on the Franco-Belgian border. Robays is old Flemish Dutch for modern Dutch Robaaijs, meaning 'Roubaix', which is in French Flanders.
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Where Does The Last Name Rebois Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rebois is found most in France. It can be rendered as: Rébois. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rebois? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 672,867th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Rebois reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 156,289. In France it is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 31 percent are found, Occitanie, where 29 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found. Beside France this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Mexico, where 1 percent are found.
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