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
Average Region Salary in
United States
$53,334 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Région. For other possible spellings of Region click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Region? popularity and diffusion
It is the 103,911th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,611,932 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 37 percent of Region reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 411,176th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 435 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Other than Ethiopia this surname exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 34 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 18 percent are found.
Region Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Region has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Region last name increased 818 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Region Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Region last name is principally Muslim (86%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those bearing the Region surname are 48.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 95% registered with 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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