Rega Surname
Approximately 13,586 people bear this surname
Rega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 5,287 | 1:11,567 | 1,804 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| United States | 1,335 | 1:271,505 | 25,464 |
| India | 1,129 | 1:679,420 | 31,790 |
| Indonesia | 852 | 1:155,222 | 15,191 |
| Spain | 390 | 1:119,877 | 9,365 |
| Belgium | 357 | 1:32,203 | 5,218 |
| Poland | 333 | 1:114,140 | 17,129 |
| Argentina | 323 | 1:132,333 | 11,205 |
| Brazil | 311 | 1:688,342 | 25,342 |
| Cameroon | 268 | 1:77,497 | 9,544 |
| France | 242 | 1:274,474 | 42,205 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Philippines | 148 | 1:684,042 | 70,291 |
| Uruguay | 103 | 1:33,318 | 3,835 |
| Russia | 93 | 1:1,549,710 | 104,953 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Cuba | 60 | 1:192,045 | 4,162 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Malaysia | 38 | 1:776,164 | 36,096 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Taiwan | 31 | 1:756,282 | 5,404 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Solomon Islands | 20 | 1:29,001 | 5,821 |
| Lebanon | 18 | 1:313,171 | 10,344 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Transnistria | 10 | 1:47,470 | 7,079 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Réga (5) & Rêga (1) are calculated separately.
Rega (11,389) may also be a first name.
Rega Demographics
Rega Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Rega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rega (Arabic: ريغا, Hindi: रेगा, Marathi: रेगा, Oriya: େରଗା, Russian: Рега) occurs most in Italy. It may occur in the variant forms: Réga or Rêga. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 38,704th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 536,401 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Rega reside; 42 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 39 percent reside in Italic Europe. Rega is also the 56,121st most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 11,389 people.
This last name is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 5,287 people, or 1 in 11,567. In Italy Rega is most numerous in: Campania, where 83 percent live, Lazio, where 4 percent live and Apulia, where 3 percent live. Excluding Italy this last name occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Rega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rega has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 7,853 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Greek Orthodox (78%) in Lebanon and Christian (40%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Rega last name are 3.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.31% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rega earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning €33,173 per year; in South Africa they earn 190.01% more than the national average, earning R 689,184 per year; in United States they earn 14.39% more than the national average, earning $49,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $50,410 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rega in the Hindi language | ||
| रेगा | rega | - |
| Rega in the Marathi language | ||
| रेगा | rega | - |
| Rega in the Oriya language | ||
| େରଗା | eraga | 98.72 |
| େରଗ | eraga | 1.28 |
| Rega in the Russian language | ||
| Рега | rega | - |
| Rega in the Arabic language | ||
| ريغا | rygha | - |
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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
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- 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 Rega
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