Region Surname

103,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Region Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Region Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Russia1,5261:94,44511,720
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Kazakhstan931:190,13417,895
Tajikistan481:174,7231,769
India331:23,244,406321,547
France241:2,767,613196,808
Azerbaijan241:402,0478,317
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England81:6,964,757184,742
China71:195,331,65210,124
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Région (11) are calculated separately.

Region (435) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Région9411/
Reion911/
Rgion911/
Reggione8619/
Regian83225/
Rezion8368/
Reihon8368/
Ragion8335/
Rezgon8335/
Reison8330/
Rigion8312/
Reizon833/
Reijon831/
Reiyon831/
Rion804,278/
Reon801,087/
Regionova808/
Reiyong7751/
Reisone7750/
Rezgoun779/
Reggian773/
Riggion772/
Reagian771/
Redzion771/
Ridgion770/
Rejon737,337/
Rizon735,437/
Ricon731,997/
Rijon731,785/
Rison731,563/
Reson731,011/
Recon73347/
Riong73316/
Rezon73180/
Rexon73179/
Riond73162/
Rihon73137/
Reyon7383/
Rione7376/
Ruion7359/
Reong7347/
Raion7344/
Rehon7342/
Raeon7337/
Reone739/
Ryeon739/
Reeon735/
Rheon735/
Reuon731/
Riomn731/
Roeon731/
Riãon731/
Hreon731/
Rioan730/
Rhion730/
Rueon730/
Reaon730/
Reonn730/
Reiouane711/
Raison676,404/
Reason675,814/
Rizzon672,292/
Reazon671,567/
Reeson671,190/
Risong67624/
Raihon67622/
Rugian67486/
Rejoan67451/
Reyson67282/
Rejhon67147/
Roison6783/
Raizon6774/
Reizan6765/
Reoune6744/
Rogian6737/
Resong6730/
Reiyan6730/
Reisan6728/
Rigian6728/
Rezian6727/
Recoon6726/
Rijong6716/
Rescon6715/
Riotin6715/
Rajion6713/
Ruison6712/
Roizon6712/
Raiyon679/
Rihong677/
Resoun677/
Ragian675/
Reyoan675/
Rizone675/
Rejohn675/
Reyian675/
Riscon674/
Risone674/
Raijon674/
Rehoun674/
Rezoun673/
Reejon673/
Rijoan672/
Hreson672/
Reconn672/
Redjon672/
Resgan672/
Rayion672/
Rezgan672/
Rihoun672/
Rezong672/
Rionne672/
Reyjon672/
Reajon672/
Reoten671/
Reaong671/
Rezcon671/
Reisom671/
Ridcon671/
Reuong671/
Reyeon671/
Reyhon671/
Rijond671/
Rizcon671/
Rizoun671/
Rojion671/
Riocin671/
Rehoon671/
Rejgan671/
Resone671/
Reonne671/
Rizond671/
Rixjon671/
Roehon671/
Régeon671/
Rejoin671/
Reijan671/
Rihcon671/
Rhione670/
Hrison670/
Ruhion670/

Region Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Region in the Russian language
Регионregion-

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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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