Regmi Surname

8,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Regmi Surname User-submission:

The Regmi surname originated from the western of hilly Nepal. It was first supposed to brought on by the people of Syangja district of Nepal. This surname was supposed to be used by the Pandits (the people who worship the god in the temple).

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Regmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal62,4571:45693
India1,6421:467,15323,925
United States4391:825,64763,294
Qatar3591:6,568697
United Arab Emirates2801:32,7223,512
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Bhutan1211:5,091263
Australia951:284,16525,304
Canada831:443,92338,562
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
England601:928,63447,428
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
Belgium131:884,35769,774
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Norway91:571,36544,190
Denmark81:705,58939,626
China81:170,915,1968,932
Finland71:785,24338,644
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
American Samoa11:55,7583,072

Regmi (63) may also be a first name.

Regmi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Regmi surname originated from the western of hilly Nepal. It was first supposed to brought on by the people of Syangja district of Nepal. This surname was supposed to be used by the Pandits (the people who worship the god in the temple).

- notmyame

The Regmi surname belongs to the Hill Brahmins, Indo-Aryan Pahari people. They were medicine practitioner and once helped a king to cure his daughter. They were called Regmi, because they originated from the Regma village, western Nepal.

- prajwalregmi

Regmi Last Name Facts

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

Regmi (Hindi: रेग्मी, Marathi: रेगमी, Oriya: େରଗମୀ, Tibetan: རེག་མི།) occurs more in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Regmi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Regmi is the 8,605th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 110,175 people. The surname Regmi is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Regmi are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Regmi is also the 1,234,572nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 63 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nepal, where it is held by 62,457 people, or 1 in 456. In Nepal it is most common in: Bagmati, where 18 percent reside, Gandaki, where 16 percent reside and Lumbini, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nepal this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Regmi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Regmi last name are 9.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.6% registered with the party.

The amount Regmi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning $46,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reagmi913/
Reghmi911/
Regmmi911/
Regmai911/
Reghmit83108/
Regmich831/
Ragmi80225/
Regma809/
Rigmi804/
Reangmai778/
Regmee7320/
Regmaa7319/
Regmer7315/
Raghmi7311/
Rigmei732/
Rigmit731/
Rahgmi731/
Raigmi731/
Rigmai731/
Ragme6020/
Rogme602/
Rigma600/
Rigmey559/
Ragmey555/
Rygmer553/
Rogmay552/
Rigmez551/
Régmer551/
Rigmer551/
Rigmay551/
Rigmaa551/
Roggme551/

Regmi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Regmi in the Oriya language
େରଗମୀeragami-
Regmi in the Hindi language
रेग्मीregmi83.05
रेगमीregami15.25
रग्मीragmi1.69
Regmi in the Marathi language
रेगमीregami56.67
रेग्मीregmi36.67
रेग्reg6.67
Regmi in the Tibetan language
རེག་མི།rekmi33.87
རིམ་མི།rimmi25.81
རིག་མི།rikmi24.19
རི་གི་མི།rigimi11.29
རི་གི་མེ།rigimé1.61
རི་གི་མི་།rigimi1.61
རིགི་མི།rigimi1.61

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