Reghem Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Reghem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reghem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2251:51,0968,348
France1861:357,11153,432
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Réghem (2) are calculated separately.

Reghem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reghem is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Réghem. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reghem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Reghem is the 706,244th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. The surname Reghem is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Reghem live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 51,096. In Belgium Reghem is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 99 percent reside, Flemish Region, where 1 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent reside. Barring Belgium this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 45 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Réghem942/
Regem9148/
Reghim8343/
Reigem8313/
Regiem836/
Reguem831/
Regueme77146/
Righeim775/
Regguem774/
Reeguem771/
Reuggem771/
Regim7317/
Rigem732/
Rjgem731/
Reguemme711/
Reguim6793/
Regime6729/
Rigeme671/
Regisme6288/
Reguime623/
Regimova575/
Rigim5520/
Riguim508/
Rigaim501/
Riggim500/

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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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  • 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 Reghem
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