Rego Surname

8,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Rego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil27,1581:7,883503
Mozambique9,8881:2,757667
Portugal8,0391:1,296205
United States6,7311:53,8496,448
Spain3,4781:13,4421,548
Angola3,1551:8,5541,062
India2,7051:283,57316,122
Canada1,8661:19,7462,754
Cuba1,1321:10,179877
Argentina1,0271:41,6203,493
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Indonesia7341:180,17617,350
France3741:177,60127,675
Zimbabwe2951:52,3337,962
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
England2501:222,87218,741
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Australia2371:113,90612,650
Belgium1401:82,11912,906
Bermuda1361:48067
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Estonia1151:11,4941,676
Uruguay1131:30,3703,497
Oman1111:33,2252,322
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
United Arab Emirates621:147,77911,595
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Switzerland541:152,09114,437
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Venezuela481:629,25211,082
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Luxembourg391:14,8863,396
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Wales391:79,3476,699
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
Panama201:195,6135,661
East Timor161:75,996145
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Finland71:785,24338,644
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Macau31:200,543803
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Rêgo (931), Régo (11) & Regô (1) are calculated separately.

Rego (1,471) may also be a first name.

Rego Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rego (Hindi: रेगो, Marathi: रेगो, Oriya: େରେଗା, Russian: Рего) occurs most in Brazil. It may also be rendered as: Rêgo, Régo or Regô. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rego? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,071st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 103,465 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Rego live; 40 percent live in South America and 39 percent live in Luso-South America. Rego is also the 202,980th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 1,471 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 27,158 people, or 1 in 7,883. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Maranhão, where 17 percent are found, Pará, where 12 percent are found and São Paulo, where 11 percent are found. Barring Brazil it exists in 101 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 14 percent are found and Portugal, where 11 percent are found.

Rego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rego has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 18,697 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 25,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rego Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rego are 43.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rego earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.19% more than the national average, earning 481,711 kr per year; in Peru they earn 67.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,422 per year; in South Africa they earn 81.75% more than the national average, earning R 431,904 per year; in United States they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $47,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $54,143 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rêgo92931/
Régo9211/
Regô921/
Riego899,006/
Regos89667/
Regoy89249/
Reigo89217/
Regot89196/
Reago89156/
Regho89120/
Regoh8989/
Regoi8954/
Regoo8949/
Raego8938/
Reggo8933/
Regod8921/
Regou8921/
Reego8913/
Regoš8912/
Reugo894/
Reygo891/
Roego891/
Rrego891/
Regoa891/
Regop891/
Regout80604/
Regosz8090/
Regost8071/
Regotz8067/
Reghoo8038/
Regosh807/
Reigot807/
Regouz807/
D'Rego806/
Reigos806/
Reisgo805/
Regoud804/
Regoth802/
Regous802/
Reasgo802/
Reghoy801/
Reegoo801/
Rheago801/
Rigo7528,291/
Rago7516,501/
Rega7513,586/
Rogo751,822/
Rägo7518/
Rjgo751/
Regosch7315/
Reingoo736/
Reghoud735/
Regoudt735/
Reigoux733/
Reingou733/
Reeghoo732/
Reghout731/
Reggott730/
Rigot672,617/
Rigos672,614/
Ragho672,133/
Riega672,121/
Ragoo672,059/
Regas671,325/
Regad671,194/
Rigou67742/
Regaa67686/
Roggo67593/
Regha67393/
Regat67321/
Raggo67305/
Riggo67248/
Regah67183/
Ragoi67102/
Rogho6796/
Reaga6796/
Reega6792/
Regau6788/
Raygo6785/
Ryogo6777/
Righo6776/
Ragoy6770/
Raigo6767/
Rigod6765/
Rzega6764/
Rhago6751/
Hrega6737/
Regaz6734/
Regás6725/
Rahgo6716/
Ragoh6716/
Regap6715/
Rhigo6714/
Rogoy6713/
Reiga6713/
Rigop6713/
Rogoň6712/
Rogoi6711/
Rogoh679/
Ruygo679/
Rogoo679/
Regga678/
Regàs678/
Raago677/
Riogo677/
Rigoh676/
Rhogo676/
Risgo676/
Rigoi676/
Rigoa674/
Rakgo673/
Rigoy673/
Resga673/
Raega673/
Roygo673/
Rogoj673/
Rigoo672/
Ruigo672/
Rigoz672/
Roega672/
Rígoh671/
Rrigo671/
Regaś671/
Regós671/
Rheingou671/
Roigo671/
Régot671/
Rygos671/
Rygou671/
Rrega671/
Reuga670/

Rego Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rego in the Oriya language
େରେଗାerega-
Rego in the Marathi language
रेगोrego99.27
रेगrega0.15
रेघोregho0.15
रॅगोrego0.15
Rego in the Hindi language
रेगोrego85.71
रॅगोrego14.29
Rego in the Russian language
Регоrego-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rego
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