Rej Surname

117,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Poland

Rej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,3591:325,16518,008
Poland1,2691:29,9524,576
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Rej (388) may also be a first name.

Rej Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rej (Hindi: रेज, Marathi: रेज, Oriya: େରଜ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rej? popularity and diffusion

It is the 117,178th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,853,866 people. Rej occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Rej live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rej is also the 439,750th most widespread first name globally It is held by 388 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 2,359 people, or 1 in 325,165. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 94 percent live, Bihar, where 2 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Besides India Rej occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Rej Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rej has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rej surname rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rej Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rej surname are 24.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.13% being registered with the political party.

Rej earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $45,611 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reja8642,775/
Rejo8623,247/
Reji864,917/
Reaj861,584/
Rejc86837/
Reje86545/
Reij86193/
Rejč8635/
Rejj8616/
Reej8614/
Rejp867/
Rejy866/
Hrej866/
Rejś865/
Riej863/
Redj862/
Rejh862/
Rexj862/
Reuj862/
Rgej862/
Reyj861/
Rehj861/
Re8041,637/
Rj80329/
Reijs75530/
Rejch75269/
Rejtő75164/
Reeja75138/
Rejie75101/
Rejiy7599/
Rejeh7564/
Rejah7547/
Rieja7534/
Rejss7530/
Reeji7517/
Rejoo7516/
Rehej7514/
Rejaa7513/
Rejod7512/
Rejee7511/
Reejo758/
Rejsz757/
Rejth757/
Rejås757/
Rejoh757/
Riejo757/
Rejop757/
Rehøj756/
Reijt755/
Rejyi753/
Rejez753/
Rheja752/
Reijd752/
Reajj751/
Reesj751/
Rehja751/
Rejsh751/
Reysj751/
Rejio751/
Reejt751/
Rieje751/
Rzeij751/
Reejh751/
Rehjt751/
Rheej751/
Retsj750/
Rieji750/
Raj671,141,746/
Rey67195,449/
Rea6785,766/
Roe6755,836/
Rae6740,877/
Ree6737,399/
Rex6724,272/
Rei6711,776/
Rye6710,597/
Rue679,828/
Red678,280/
Reh675,357/
Ruj674,909/
Roj673,317/
Ret673,067/
Res672,634/
Reu672,603/
Rep671,924/
Rez671,916/
Reß67977/
Rie67932/
Røe67874/
Rec67544/
Reč67277/
Reš67207/
Rij67177/
Rejaud67174/
Rhe67155/
Rejith67151/
Reyaja67140/
Hre67111/
Rer67105/
Rež6772/
Rehaja6747/
Hrj6738/
Rre6737/
Rejaya6729/
Rój6724/
Øre6719/
Rje6717/
Reisjø6716/
Rjh6714/
Rhj6714/
Ryj6714/
Rge6713/
Rée6713/
Reisjå6711/
Rze6711/
Reijst679/
Rejová675/
Rjj675/
Rjc675/
Rejoss675/
Reejee674/
Reș674/
Rejich674/
Råe674/
Rrj674/
Rjz674/
Åre673/
Rzj673/
Rajesj672/
Reç672/
Rjx672/
Rejech671/
Rejeez671/
Reyesj671/
Hrejas671/
Reć671/
Rêe671/
Reş671/
Rāj671/
Reaujo671/
Rejaja671/
Reś671/
Råj671/
Ríe671/
Rejeht671/
Rejach670/

Rej Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rej in the Oriya language
େରଜeraja-
Rej in the Hindi language
रेजreja94.44
रेजनrejana2.78
ारेजareja2.78
Rej in the Marathi language
रेजreja91.67
रॅजreja8.33

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