Rehm Surname

23,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rehm Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Raimo, a pet form of Reginmund (counsel, protection); one who came from Rehm, in Schleswig.

Rehm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,6931:5,879713
United States5,2511:69,0278,026
Pakistan2,8461:62,7702,354
France3881:171,19326,633
Austria2421:35,1885,657
Canada1581:233,20022,307
Brazil1441:1,486,62749,780
Switzerland1411:58,2487,350
England671:831,61344,286
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Sweden131:757,44356,422
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7581:66,2527,202

The alternate forms: Réhm (33) are calculated separately.

Rehm (39,074) may also be a first name.

Rehm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Raimo, a pet form of Reginmund (counsel, protection); one who came from Rehm, in Schleswig.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rehm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rehm is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Réhm. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rehm.

How Common Is The Last Name Rehm? popularity and diffusion

Rehm is the 23,302nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 313,268 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Rehm are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 22,648th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 39,074 people.

The last name Rehm is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 13,693 people, or 1 in 5,879. In Germany Rehm is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 34 percent live, Bavaria, where 28 percent live and Hesse, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Pakistan, where 12 percent live.

Rehm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rehm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rehm last name rose 693 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 447 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rehm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rehm last name are 15.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rehm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning R 248,952 per year; in United States they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning $46,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.9% less than the national average, earning $47,249 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Réhm9233/
Riehm892,628/
Reihm8998/
Reehm8938/
Rem864,931/
Reem759,944/
Ream758,351/
Reim756,561/
Reme755,288/
Riem751,774/
Reum751,727/
Rihm751,642/
Rhim751,200/
Rhem75961/
Remm75707/
Reym75447/
Hrem75147/
Rhym75138/
Remø7574/
Rähm7561/
Rzem7513/
Resm7513/
Remd7512/
Remh7511/
Remt755/
Remå754/
Rejm753/
Ryhm751/
Rrem751/
Rgem751/
Rehmová738/
Rreheem731/
Rieehem731/
Remme672,167/
Rheme671,335/
Reime67889/
Reijm67471/
Rheem67453/
Resme67404/
Re'em67353/
Reame67316/
Rheam67231/
Reyme67205/
Rohym67185/
Rhaim67178/
Rhiem67172/
Reeme67129/
Rheim6760/
Remdt6759/
Rähme6749/
Hreem6736/
Rzhym6733/
Remøe6731/
Hærem6729/
Reemt6724/
Rahym6717/
Remåd679/
Århem677/
Raihm677/
Rzhim676/
Reemh676/
Rhemm676/
Rhaym676/
Remhs675/
Rythm674/
Røiem674/
Remdh674/
Rymeh674/
Roeym673/
Remhe673/
Retme672/
Rheum672/
Ørhem672/
Reism672/
Rhhim672/
Rihme671/
Rahîm671/
Reamt671/
Rehymova671/
Reetm671/
Reesm671/
Rream670/

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