Rei Surname

44,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Rei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal3,0571:3,408410
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Brazil1,7241:124,1734,701
Papua New Guinea8501:9,593781
United States5531:655,44152,505
India5451:1,407,45953,983
Indonesia4081:324,14028,421
Ukraine3531:128,95918,208
France3391:195,93730,472
Italy3251:188,17427,701
Estonia2071:6,386745
New Zealand1441:31,4475,459
Germany1411:570,96146,627
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Spain951:492,12724,892
Switzerland791:103,96111,033
Romania691:290,98426,482
Japan661:1,937,03527,402
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Argentina531:806,48053,420
England491:1,137,10353,999
Vietnam411:2,259,6602,212
Australia341:793,99150,673
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Singapore261:211,83510,313
China251:54,692,8632,965
Finland131:422,82327,659
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Israel91:950,84857,975
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Albania81:364,25716,885
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Panama51:782,45211,059
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belize11:355,4743,977
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Réi (1) are calculated separately.

Rei (24,351) may also be a first name.

Rei Last Name Facts

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

Rei (Georgian: რეი, Hindi: रेई, Marathi: रे, Oriya: େରଇ) is found in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Réi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rei? popularity and diffusion

Rei is the 44,115th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 618,847 people. The last name Rei occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Rei live; 30 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 27 percent live in Iberian Europe. Rei is also the 32,661st most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 24,351 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is carried by 3,057 people, or 1 in 3,408. Outside of Portugal this last name exists in 88 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Rei Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rei has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rei surname increased 3,253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rei surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rei earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 33.98% less than the national average, earning €19,825 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.52% more than the national average, earning R 295,896 per year; in United States they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $46,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $50,849 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Réi891/
Reis86532,180/
Reid86345,075/
Reji864,917/
Reih861,362/
Reiz861,255/
Reia861,131/
Reit86909/
Reip86513/
Reić86238/
Reij86193/
Reyi86148/
Reio86132/
Hrei8654/
Rhei8618/
Reie8616/
Reiu868/
Reii862/
Reui861/
Ri803,363,006/
Re8041,637/
Reich7562,782/
Reiss7520,774/
Reish757,890/
Reist753,261/
Reggi751,918/
Reiad751,490/
Reidt751,373/
Reyyi751,010/
Reihs751,006/
Reiah75746/
Reijs75530/
Reihe75155/
Reits75118/
Hreiz75117/
Regie75106/
Rejie75101/
Rejiy7599/
Reiha7598/
Reyit7585/
Reisp7579/
Rheis7567/
Reitt7554/
Reicz7537/
Reids7536/
Reies7532/
Reiph7531/
Rehia7526/
Hreih7523/
Reeji7517/
Rahei7517/
Rheia7517/
Reyis7516/
Hreis7516/
Reiaz7514/
Rehyi7510/
Reias7510/
Reyhi758/
Reiyz757/
Reijt755/
Rheio755/
Reipp755/
Reyiz755/
Reiet755/
Hreit755/
Reeia754/
Reios754/
Reuți754/
Rieyi754/
Reioo754/
Rejyi753/
Rreis753/
Reizt752/
Reied752/
Reiis752/
Reijd752/
Reyid752/
Reitd752/
Rheid751/
Reeyi751/
Reidd751/
Reieh751/
Reiez751/
Reiid751/
Reiod751/
Reiud751/
Rieii751/
Roeii751/
Roeiy751/
Hreid751/
Rejio751/
Rehio751/
Reius751/
Ċreis751/
Hreie751/
Reisß751/
Rzeij751/
Rgeyi751/
Rheyi751/
Reeio751/
Reihy751/
Rehii751/
Reiep750/
Reiht750/
Reizz750/
Reidh750/
Rheit750/
Reidz750/
Reioz750/
Rieji750/
Rai671,571,046/
Rey67195,449/
Rui67188,628/
Rea6785,766/
Roe6755,836/
Rae6740,877/
Rio6739,838/
Ree6737,399/
Roi6726,916/
Rit6715,332/
Rye6710,597/
Rue679,828/
Red678,280/
Riz677,032/
Reh675,357/
Rej673,931/
Reggio673,922/
Ris673,439/
Rih673,211/
Ret673,067/
Őri672,850/
Res672,634/
Reu672,603/
Rep671,924/
Rez671,916/
Rid671,312/
Rip671,198/
Riy671,112/
Ryi67991/
Reß67977/
Rie67932/
Røe67874/
Reicht67570/
Riß67490/
Rri67459/
Rhi67455/
Rii67324/
Reč67277/
Reš67207/
Rij67177/
Rhe67155/
Rejith67151/
Hæreid67142/
Hre67111/
Rer67105/
Hri6798/
Hreits6798/
Hreish6772/
Reioux6763/
Reiach6755/
Reggia6755/
Rre6737/
Rzi6735/
Reiths6731/
Reissd6728/
Reitås6724/
Rgi6723/
Riš6723/
Rheidt6722/
Øre6719/
Rheiss6717/
Rje6717/
Hreich6713/
Rge6713/
Reitts6713/
Rée6713/
Rze6711/
Reijst679/
D'Reid675/
Riț674/
Reș674/
Rejich674/
Råe674/
Reioch673/
Reitch673/
Reyish673/
Reihss673/
Åre673/
Reihat672/
Reidås672/
Reç672/
Reihas672/
Reichh671/
Reieed671/
Reiich671/
Rheits671/
Reiová671/
Reisth671/
Reiutt671/
Reuhie671/
Rehies671/
Reć671/
Rêe671/
Reş671/
Reidtz671/
Reihep671/
Reihie671/
Reiusz671/
Reś671/
Riç671/
Rái671/
Ríe671/
D'Reis671/
Reiadh671/
Reitth671/
Reiiss670/
Rreich670/
Reichd670/
Reidtd670/
Reegie670/
Reiaha670/

Rei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rei in the Georgian language
რეიrei-
Rei in the Oriya language
େରଇera'i98.44
Rei in the Marathi language
रेre81.13
रेईre'i16.98
Rei in the Hindi language
रेईre'i54.55
रेीrei45.45

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Footnotes

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