Regua Surname

297,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Regua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Regua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,1391:88,88315,484
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Régua (67) are calculated separately.

Regua (12) may also be a first name.

Regua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Regua (Hindi: रेगुआ) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Régua. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Regua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 297,841st most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,697,847 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Regua are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Regua is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,139 people, or 1 in 88,883. In The Philippines Regua is mostly concentrated in: Ilocos, where 68 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 8 percent reside and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Portugal, where 3 percent reside.

Regua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Regua has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 730 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Regua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Regua surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

Regua earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $42,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Régua9367/
Reguai91138/
Reguaz915/
Reguea914/
Reguas911/
Reguoa911/
Regguad831/
Regba80772/
Requa80682/
Rigua80212/
Regwa8013/
Recua803/
Reguo801/
Reangkua771/
Recuay73698/
Regvat73152/
Requat7342/
Hrigua7320/
Reghwa7319/
Requea739/
Reguei735/
Retkua734/
Requas734/
Riguay732/
Riguat732/
Redkua731/
Riguaz731/
Regwai731/
Reguoi731/
Righua731/
Rzigua731/
Resqua731/
Riguas731/
Requay731/
Rescua731/
Requad731/
Reghba731/
Regway730/
Requadt6787/
Royguay671/
Requeat671/
Riguaux671/
Riguaud671/
Requiea671/
Royguha671/

Regua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Regua in the Hindi language
रेगुआregu'a-

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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 Regua
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