Region Surname
Approximately 4,521 people bear this surname
Region Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Russia | 1,526 | 1:94,445 | 11,720 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| United States | 139 | 1:2,607,618 | 157,688 |
| Kazakhstan | 93 | 1:190,134 | 17,895 |
| Tajikistan | 48 | 1:174,723 | 1,769 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Azerbaijan | 24 | 1:402,047 | 8,317 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Région (11) are calculated separately.
Region (435) may also be a first name.
Region Demographics
Region Political Affiliation
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Region Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Region Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Region (Russian: Регион) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Région. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Region? popularity and diffusion
It is the 103,911th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,611,932 people. The last name Region is mostly found in Africa, where 37 percent of Region reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Region is also the 411,176th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 435 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Not including Ethiopia Region is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 34 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 18 percent are found.
Region Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Region has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Region last name grew 818 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Region Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (86%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those holding the Region surname are 48.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 95% being registered to vote for the political party.
Region earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.6% more than the national average, earning $53,334 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Region Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Region in the Russian language | ||
| Регион | region | - |
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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 Region
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