Regny Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Regny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Regny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1911:347,76352,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Régny (2) are calculated separately.

Regny (11) may also be a first name.

Regny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Regny is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Régny. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Regny? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,206,588th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Regny live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Regny is also the 3,487,849th most common forename in the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name Regny is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 347,763. In France Regny is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 51 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 25 percent are found and Grand Est, where 21 percent are found. Besides France it exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Régny932/
Regney9168/
Regnay911/
Reigny910/
Reigney8326/
Regni80546/
Regna80495/
Regne80130/
Rigny8089/
Regné806/
Reighney7710/
Reangnoy771/
Regner739,947/
Rigney739,157/
Regnet73582/
Regnér73299/
Reigne7351/
Regnes7350/
Regnis7328/
Regnez7311/
Regnie7310/
Reigné733/
Reigni731/
Reagna731/
Regnei731/
Regniz731/
Reghni731/
Reigna731/
Rignay730/
Rigniy730/
Reigner671,459/
Reygner67195/
Reginna6729/
Reginne6723/
Regeena6717/
Regynna674/
Reignet673/
Regneer671/
Reagnit671/
Reginni671/
Reignes671/
Riggney671/
Reagner671/
Regnerr671/
Riegnee670/
Regness670/
Reghner670/

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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 Regny
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