Reghy Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Reghy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reghy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Reghy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reghy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﻛﻲ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reghy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Reghy live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania Reghy is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reghay911,453/
Reghoy911/
Reghaya831/
Regha80393/
Regoy80249/
Reghe80213/
Regay80185/
Raghy80158/
Reghi80104/
Regeh8064/
Regey8047/
Righy8033/
Reigy809/
Regih808/
Regiy806/
Regyi803/
Roghy802/
Reghai731,286/
Raghay73496/
Regaya73343/
Reghid73278/
Regish7389/
Roghay7372/
Regich7356/
Roghey7337/
Reagey7314/
Reghes739/
Raghiy738/
Raeghe734/
Righiy734/
Reggay733/
Reghea732/
Regesh732/
Rheagy731/
Roeghe731/
Hregha731/
Regysh731/
Regerh731/
Raeghi731/
Hreghi731/
Reggeh731/
Reghui731/
Regayt731/
Reggys731/
Reigey730/
Reangchay712/
Rega6713,586/
Rege678,256/
Regi672,471/
Reghais67233/
Reisgys6733/
Reigher6723/
Reggish6712/
Regí675/
Regesch675/
Regè673/
Reghaia673/
Regeher673/
Régy672/
Regé672/
Regê672/
Reghich671/
Reghhis671/
Reghets671/
Reinghe670/

Reghy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reghy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺮﻛﻲalrky75
ﺭﻗﻲrqy25

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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
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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 Reghy
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