Regis Surname

14,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Grenada

Regis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Regis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8,1661:12,3981,261
Haiti6,0171:1,776271
Brazil5,2771:40,5671,650
United States3,5201:102,97111,374
Italy2,9681:20,6053,556
France2,2711:29,2483,571
Chad1,6371:8,3031,149
Mexico1,5261:81,3413,391
Argentina1,3891:30,7732,588
Trinidad and Tobago6471:2,108359
Canada6411:57,4816,790
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
England4081:136,56413,368
Saint Lucia4051:44179
Grenada3711:29344
Dominican Republic3391:30,7761,813
Spain2501:187,00813,054
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Indonesia1261:1,049,59776,344
Peru1251:254,27310,396
Tanzania1041:509,05433,766
Paraguay1021:70,9481,843
India901:8,522,949175,347
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Panama551:71,1323,050
Venezuela541:559,33510,264
Ecuador501:318,1179,154
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines281:4,024548
Guyana261:29,3163,211
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Barbados171:16,909980
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Guam121:13,3432,098
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Wales101:309,45316,869
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Turks and Caicos Islands71:4,904545
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

The alternate forms: Régis (328) & Règis (1) are calculated separately.

Regis (86,346) may also be a first name.

Regis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Regis (Arabic: ريجس, Hindi: रेजिस, Marathi: रेगीस, Oriya: େରଜିସ୍, Russian: Регис) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Régis or Règis. For other possible spellings of Regis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Regis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Regis is the 14,692nd most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 192,233 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Regis are found; 22 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 21 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 11,595th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 86,346 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 8,166 people, or 1 in 12,398. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 21 percent are found, Eastern Visayas, where 19 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 15 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this last name is found in 117 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Regis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Regis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Regis surname grew 4,513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,074 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Regis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Regis surname are 10.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Regis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 10.06% less than the national average, earning €27,008 per year; in Peru they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,153 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.84% less than the national average, earning R 116,820 per year; in United States they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $44,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.18% less than the national average, earning $43,631 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Régis93328/
Règis931/
Reghis913,763/
Reguis91182/
Regist91138/
Roegis91103/
Regish9189/
Regits9173/
Reggis9165/
Riegis9125/
Regies9120/
Reygis9116/
Rezgis919/
Reigis912/
Regais912/
Resgis912/
Regiss912/
Redgis911/
Regids911/
Reagis910/
Regi892,471/
Reghiss83364/
Reghais83233/
Roegies83168/
Reggish8312/
Regisse838/
Reisgis838/
Reggies834/
Reghish833/
Reigies832/
Regisce831/
Redgits831/
Reghhis831/
Reisi8013,760/
Reges806,135/
Reggi801,918/
Reise801,874/
Regui801,013/
Regai80734/
Rogis80289/
Rejis80227/
Ragis80144/
Resis80134/
Regie80106/
Reghi80104/
Regoi8054/
Regić8048/
Regip8046/
Regit8041/
Regii8038/
Rigis8038/
Reigi8011/
Resgi8010/
Regiz8010/
Reisy809/
Regic809/
Regih808/
Regid807/
Regiy806/
Rezis805/
Rezgi805/
Recis804/
Rexis804/
Regyi803/
Regés803/
Reagi801/
Reegi801/
Reugi801/
Reygi801/
Regix801/
Reisé801/
Redgi801/
Rhegi801/
Reisgies77220/
Regisova773/
Regaisse772/
Reigueis771/
Reiser7322,491/
Regier734,018/
Reisui731,516/
Reghai731,286/
Regaia73870/
Regitz73825/
Regiec73590/
Reggai73532/
Reggie73531/
Reggui73413/
Rekhis73380/
Reghid73278/
Reisis73214/
Riguis73213/
Reizis73211/
Rexeis73203/
Regges73177/
Reisay73175/
Roeges73160/
Regets73154/
Rogish73150/
Reigia73127/
Reizes73118/
Regues73104/
Ragois7390/
Rechis7386/
Rigois7361/
Regich7356/
Reiset7355/
Reices7354/
Reises7335/
Reyzis7332/
Rogisz7331/
Reagie7327/
Reiges7320/
Reuzis7320/
Reizys7320/
Rejish7319/
Reijse7317/
Rieges7316/
Reguii7313/
Rizgis7312/
Roggis7311/
Rogies7310/
Reghes739/
Ruigis739/
Regice738/
Reihse738/
Rezais738/
Rezits737/
Redges737/
Resges737/
Regieć736/
Regiaa736/
Reisyh736/
Riggis735/
Rogais735/
Ragies735/
Reguid735/
Reguei735/
Reiseh734/
Regaai734/
Reguiz734/
Reigie733/
Reazis733/
Regest733/
Reijes733/
Reiseu733/
Regitt732/
Ragish732/
Regesh732/
Regicz732/
Redzis732/
Regese732/
Resgui732/
Rigits731/
Reages731/
Reasis731/
Reeges731/
Regysh731/
Rezish731/
Reisey731/
Reisgi731/
Rejois731/
Riegie731/
Rigies731/
Reyges731/
Rogois731/
Roygis731/
Reigui731/
Righis731/
Regess731/
Reigai731/
Reisie731/
Reingi731/
Reisys731/
Receis731/
Redgie731/
Recisz731/
Resist731/
Resits731/
Rezies731/
Resgia731/
Ragais731/
Régies731/
Réguis731/
Reisee731/
Hreghi731/
Rezgai731/
Rhagis731/
Reguit731/
Reghui731/
Regaic731/
Reisce731/
Reggit731/
Reggys731/
Resish731/
Rheges731/
Raggis730/
Reziss730/
Reyjis730/
Reegie730/
Rogiss730/
Rigi6799,884/
Rega6713,586/
Risi6710,212/
Rege678,256/
Rise676,261/
Reji674,917/
Resi674,822/
Rezi671,203/
Rese671,029/
Reci67751/
Redzisz67344/
Régi67270/
Recheis67130/
Risy6777/
Reiches6772/
Reisich6770/
Rexi6749/
Rechais6748/
Resy6740/
Reisgys6733/
Rogoish6719/
Reiziss6719/
Reggets6716/
Ruigies6711/
Reinges679/
Rehsies676/
Régáisz676/
Regesch675/
Rekhiss675/
Regí675/
Reiseer673/
Reghaia673/
Righeis673/
Risè673/
Risé673/
Regè673/
Hreiser673/
Regetts672/
Regê672/
Regé672/
Raizgis672/
Rjgi672/
Raiceis671/
Reejish671/
Reghets671/
Reiguit671/
Reisett671/
Rejisth671/
Rettges671/
Rajheis671/
Reachis671/
Resguid671/
Ragaish671/
Roigies671/
Régaisz671/
Rekheis671/
Resisse671/
Reguest671/
Reghich671/
Rygi671/
Reaggie671/
Reisiss670/
Richeis670/
Rheiser670/
Rogaiss670/
Rehheis670/

Regis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Regis in the Hindi language
रेजिसrejisa-
Regis in the Oriya language
େରଜିସ୍erajis-
Regis in the Marathi language
रेगीसregisa82.35
रेिगसreigasa17.65
Regis in the Russian language
Регисregis-
Regis in the Arabic language
ريجسryjs-
ريجيسryjys-

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