Reign Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Reign Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reign Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Reign (376) may also be a first name.

Reign Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reign is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Reign? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Reign occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Reign live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Reign is also the 447,400th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 376 people.

The surname Reign is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 6,980,229. In Iran Reign is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 100 percent are found. Besides Iran this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reighn91161/
Reigne9151/
Reigen9112/
Reigån911/
Regn89429/
Rign891/
Reingen83335/
Reisgen8359/
Reingin8344/
Reighen835/
Reiñgen835/
Reiñgin831/
Reigent830/
Reiggin830/
Regen802,068/
Regin801,750/
Rigin80396/
Rigen80260/
Regne80130/
Raign8031/
Reegn8020/
Reg'n809/
Rigén804/
Regén803/
Reagn802/
Reggn801/
Rigne801/
Regyn801/
Rignt801/
Regnn800/
Riggn800/
Reghn800/
Regent733,931/
Riggin732,450/
Reagin731,241/
Riggen73797/
Reghin73352/
Reagen73345/
Reguin73256/
Riegen73205/
Regien73195/
Reggin7366/
Raigne7350/
Reegen7347/
Regend7328/
Risgin7327/
Regeng7324/
Reygin7320/
Raegen7320/
Raigen7317/
Rigeng7315/
Riguen7314/
Raighn7313/
Reigem7313/
Riging7311/
Righin7310/
Riguin7310/
Reghen738/
Reghng737/
Ruegen737/
Ruigen735/
Rigent735/
Reggen734/
Raigin733/
Regeen733/
Rejgen733/
Reygen732/
Reguen732/
Regind732/
Regenn731/
Riogin731/
Roeghn731/
Roigen731/
Reangn731/
Rigien731/
Hrgign730/
Roegen730/
Reegin730/
Rehagen67624/
Røeggen6788/
Ragn6741/
Rigging6729/
Reginne6723/
Reagent677/
Raingin675/
Rueggen674/
Roeggen673/
Rigginn673/
Resguin673/
Reyngin673/
Rignova671/
Rigeent671/
Riggenn671/
Reyagin671/
Reuggen671/
Reguinn671/
Rueginn670/
Regging670/
Reaggin670/
Rehegen670/
Raighen670/
Regghin670/
Raeggin670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Reign
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