Regret Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Regret Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Regret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Israel161:534,85239,210
France131:5,109,440259,941
India51:153,413,076951,030
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England21:27,859,030389,889
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Regret (81) may also be a first name.

Regret Last Name Facts

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

The last name Regret is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Regret? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Regret occurs predominantly in Asia, where 36 percent of Regret live; 30 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,068,082nd most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 81 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Regret is most frequent in: Arizona, where 45 percent reside, California, where 40 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 24 percent reside and France, where 20 percent reside.

Regret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Regret has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Regret last name expanded 286 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Regret Last Name Statistics demography

Regret earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Regrete921/
Regreth921/
Regre9118/
Regert831,043/
Regirt8320/
Reegre832/
Rigret831/
Regrey831/
Regrer830/
Riegert773,124/
Reigert77400/
Regiert7743/
Regruit7717/
Reygert7714/
Regreis772/
Renhgre772/
Reguert771/
Reagres771/
Rechgre771/
Reghert771/
Reggert771/
Reegert770/
Regra73142/
Regry732/
Regri732/
Reighert7119/
Reangrit7113/
Reckgert7111/
Reingert711/
Riegerdt711/
Rejcgert711/
Reigertt711/
Rieggert711/
Reiggere710/
Reighrey710/
Rigert67840/
Régert6767/
Rygert6725/
Regray6719/
Reichgert6719/
Regrai677/
Regerd672/
Reghra671/
Regrys670/

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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
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  • 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 Regret
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