Remi Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

Remi Surname

42,932^nd

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 12,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Chad

Highest density in:

Montserrat

Remi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Remi Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Chad	2,407	1:5,647	842
Tanzania	1,833	1:28,882	3,450
Nigeria	1,742	1:101,689	6,894
Indonesia	1,624	1:81,434	8,617
Bangladesh	1,532	1:104,019	4,444
France	514	1:129,227	19,722
Ghana	277	1:97,548	9,187
India	270	1:2,840,983	86,804
Italy	252	1:242,685	32,948
Papua New Guinea	236	1:34,550	4,063
DR Congo	205	1:360,388	31,424
United States	155	1:2,338,445	144,975
Cameroon	119	1:174,530	18,525
Belgium	83	1:138,514	19,805
Russia	64	1:2,251,923	134,938
Argentina	54	1:791,545	52,685
Canada	50	1:736,912	58,785
Malaysia	47	1:627,537	30,158
England	46	1:1,211,262	56,182
Ivory Coast	44	1:524,346	16,367
Benin	40	1:258,390	22,474
Dominican Republic	39	1:267,511	9,432
Netherlands	33	1:511,733	48,115
Thailand	26	1:2,716,859	279,944
Lesotho	26	1:78,175	9,832
Taiwan	23	1:1,019,337	7,080
Estonia	23	1:57,470	10,794
Israel	20	1:427,882	33,464
Zimbabwe	19	1:812,539	55,590
Singapore	17	1:323,983	13,856
Ethiopia	16	1:6,096,641	11,907
New Zealand	16	1:283,020	24,643
Albania	15	1:194,270	13,224
Poland	15	1:2,533,917	108,409
Saint Lucia	15	1:11,919	1,145
Brazil	14	1:15,291,024	280,658
Haiti	14	1:763,136	11,139
Finland	14	1:392,622	26,475
Burkina Faso	11	1:1,668,373	13,584
Liberia	11	1:400,776	20,681
Australia	10	1:2,699,570	109,631
Spain	10	1:4,675,204	78,608
Germany	10	1:8,050,546	248,660
Morocco	9	1:3,830,678	54,497
Uganda	9	1:4,337,698	99,715
Solomon Islands	7	1:82,861	15,196
China	7	1:195,331,652	10,124
South Africa	6	1:9,029,617	189,736
United Arab Emirates	6	1:1,527,046	51,993
Belarus	5	1:1,900,212	97,012
Philippines	5	1:20,247,645	262,352
Tunisia	4	1:152,656	17,743
Slovakia	4	1:1,334,112	94,300
Algeria	4	1:9,657,888	64,782
Mali	4	1:4,242,259	2,433
Nepal	4	1:7,120,239	14,461
Egypt	4	1:22,983,938	62,368
Niger	4	1:4,798,004	75,547
Turkey	3	1:25,940,474	162,557
Switzerland	3	1:2,737,638	105,941
Ireland	3	1:1,569,646	17,286
Kenya	3	1:15,393,300	77,493
Iran	2	1:38,391,262	236,033
Cuba	2	1:5,761,358	13,825
Japan	2	1:63,922,146	62,827
Mexico	2	1:62,063,102	83,384
Uzbekistan	1	1:30,929,142	67,786
Vietnam	1	1:92,646,054	8,382
Syria	1	1:19,301,022	22,457
Yemen	1	1:26,425,294	55,147
Sweden	1	1:9,846,757	347,448
Suriname	1	1:552,616	9,664
Turkmenistan	1	1:5,489,112	11,427
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1:1,363,975	22,013
Luxembourg	1	1:580,542	15,155
Lebanon	1	1:5,637,083	32,436
Northern Ireland	1	1:1,845,036	20,648
Armenia	1	1:2,930,180	22,770
Cyprus	1	1:884,876	13,055
Czechia	1	1:10,633,469	206,023
Denmark	1	1:5,644,715	93,155
Greece	1	1:11,079,790	145,225
Hungary	1	1:9,816,277	73,288
Jordan	1	1:8,842,437	26,010
Kazakhstan	1	1:17,682,496	204,010
Latvia	1	1:2,050,046	60,295
Serbia	1	1:7,144,948	38,459
Lithuania	1	1:3,034,588	47,401
Madagascar	1	1:23,649,837	9,420
Monaco	1	1:37,066	4,748
Montenegro	1	1:639,565	9,092
Montserrat	1	1:4,947	471
Norway	1	1:5,142,286	129,201
Portugal	1	1:10,418,241	25,048
Qatar	1	1:2,357,999	76,403
Romania	1	1:20,077,870	89,414
Scotland	1	1:5,353,817	63,002

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	9	1:5,579,854	232,921

The alternate forms: Rémi (81) are calculated separately.

Remi (126,576) may also be a first name.

Remi Demographics

Remi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Remi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Remi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Remi (Bengali: রেমি, Georgian: რემი, Hindi: रेमी, Marathi: रेमी, Oriya: େରମି, Russian: Реми) occurs more in Chad more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Rémi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Remi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 42,932^nd most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 601,084 people. The surname Remi is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Remi reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 20 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 8,208^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 126,576 people.

The surname Remi is most widespread in Chad, where it is carried by 2,407 people, or 1 in 5,647. Beside Chad this last name is found in 96 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Remi Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Remi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Remi surname expanded 1,722 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Remi Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (83%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Remi last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Remi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 30.28% more than the national average, earning €39,122 per year; in South Africa they earn 57.77% less than the national average, earning R 100,344 per year; in United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning $43,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Rémi	92	81	/
Resmi	89	12,106	/
Remis	89	2,828	/
Retmi	89	1,386	/
Remie	89	744	/
Reimi	89	543	/
Reami	89	529	/
Remiš	89	309	/
Remih	89	307	/
Remiz	89	305	/
Remit	89	301	/
Reemi	89	276	/
Raemi	89	216	/
Remei	89	173	/
Remai	89	168	/
Remiś	89	125	/
Remmi	89	83	/
Remio	89	82	/
Remoi	89	69	/
Remij	89	42	/
Rehmi	89	39	/
Reymi	89	38	/
Reumi	89	18	/
Riemi	89	11	/
Remui	89	10	/
Rremi	89	9	/
Rhemi	89	7	/
Rzemi	89	6	/
Roemi	89	5	/
Rejmi	89	2	/
Remgi	89	2	/
Remiy	89	2	/
Remii	89	1	/
Remid	89	1	/
Remhi	89	1	/
Remmei	80	310	/
Remich	80	183	/
Remish	80	100	/
Hreimi	80	100	/
Remmie	80	67	/
Reumai	80	52	/
Remois	80	49	/
Remeis	80	34	/
Remaih	80	27	/
Remais	80	25	/
Rejmiś	80	17	/
Reamei	80	14	/
Remmai	80	10	/
Rejmiš	80	9	/
Reimis	80	9	/
Riemei	80	8	/
Remeih	80	8	/
Resmai	80	7	/
Rehmie	80	6	/
Rehmai	80	6	/
Reymis	80	6	/
Remmid	80	4	/
Rethmi	80	4	/
Reemis	80	3	/
Rheemi	80	3	/
Reimei	80	2	/
Remmis	80	2	/
Rejmis	80	2	/
Remiss	80	2	/
Resmoi	80	1	/
Reasmi	80	1	/
Rehmis	80	1	/
Reimie	80	1	/
Reymie	80	1	/
Remist	80	1	/
Rehmid	80	1	/
Re'emi	80	1	/
Remitt	80	1	/
Rejhmi	80	1	/
Rejmih	80	1	/
Remeiz	80	1	/
Reemid	80	1	/
Rhemie	80	1	/
Raemai	80	1	/
Remhoi	80	1	/
Rejmie	80	1	/
Reamiz	80	1	/
Rehmit	80	1	/
Roemei	80	0	/
Reamis	80	0	/
Rhemoi	80	0	/
Rami	75	80,025	/
Remy	75	62,475	/
Rimi	75	38,548	/
Rema	75	19,399	/
Romi	75	9,157	/
Reme	75	5,288	/
Rämi	75	81	/
Rymi	75	10	/
Remé	75	4	/
Rjmi	75	2	/
Remaggi	73	345	/
Rhemiss	73	136	/
Remmich	73	110	/
Remisch	73	45	/
Rejmisz	73	32	/
Raheimi	73	30	/
Reimich	73	28	/
Raemmai	73	26	/
Reymish	73	23	/
Reimisz	73	10	/
Roheemi	73	6	/
Resmije	73	5	/
Remmieh	73	2	/
Reimish	73	1	/
Reimeis	73	1	/
Reismip	73	1	/
Rehmisz	73	1	/
Reimist	73	1	/
Remeich	73	0	/
Remmeis	73	0	/
Raimi	67	38,911	/
Rahmi	67	32,831	/
Remes	67	4,325	/
Remez	67	4,281	/
Remer	67	3,978	/
Romei	67	3,870	/
Remmy	67	3,630	/
Rohmi	67	3,622	/
Reema	67	2,780	/
Remme	67	2,167	/
Romih	67	2,100	/
Raemy	67	1,656	/
Ramie	67	1,642	/
Rehme	67	1,351	/
Ramai	67	1,335	/
Rheme	67	1,335	/
Remje	67	1,118	/
Rimmi	67	1,094	/
Rimai	67	1,058	/
Reamy	67	947	/
Rhimi	67	913	/
Ramhi	67	907	/
Reime	67	889	/
Remma	67	758	/
Rimui	67	704	/
Ramij	67	617	/
Rammi	67	501	/
Remøy	67	445	/
Remeň	67	417	/
Hreimish	67	413	/
Raïmi	67	409	/
Resme	67	404	/
Romie	67	402	/
Reame	67	316	/
Reima	67	292	/
Raymi	67	282	/
Rismi	67	257	/
Rimis	67	253	/
Remeh	67	229	/
Reama	67	222	/
Reyme	67	205	/
Ramoi	67	195	/
Rhema	67	184	/
Rieme	67	170	/
Raami	67	167	/
Remha	67	167	/
Rémai	67	152	/
Remay	67	144	/
Rajmi	67	140	/
Ramih	67	130	/
Reeme	67	129	/
Remey	67	123	/
Remet	67	116	/
Ritmi	67	113	/
Remyz	67	113	/
Romoi	67	112	/
Rrema	67	87	/
Ramui	67	86	/
Rommi	67	78	/
Romai	67	74	/
Remaj	67	73	/
Ramei	67	70	/
Rimoi	67	67	/
Hromi	67	66	/
Raîmi	67	65	/
Ryomi	67	64	/
Remoy	67	61	/
Reimy	67	61	/
Roimi	67	60	/
Riema	67	55	/
Hrema	67	51	/
Rähmi	67	50	/
Remys	67	47	/
Ruimi	67	46	/
Reyma	67	44	/
Riomi	67	40	/
D'Reimiz	67	38	/
Rimit	67	33	/
Rhami	67	32	/
Remøe	67	31	/
Remee	67	27	/
Remuy	67	26	/
Reymy	67	26	/
Roeme	67	23	/
Reemy	67	23	/
Reimisch	67	22	/
Resmy	67	21	/
Remmé	67	21	/
Raeme	67	17	/
Rämmi	67	15	/
Rémiš	67	15	/
Rimio	67	13	/
Rimei	67	13	/
Rehemägi	67	12	/
Rhymi	67	10	/
Romhi	67	9	/
Reumy	67	8	/
Reume	67	8	/
Romij	67	8	/
Rymis	67	8	/
Remoa	67	8	/
Rimie	67	8	/
Remed	67	7	/
Remaa	67	5	/
Römiš	67	5	/
Rijmi	67	4	/
Rejma	67	4	/
Hrami	67	4	/
Remeș	67	4	/
Rrami	67	4	/
Reamj	67	4	/
Remhe	67	3	/
Remej	67	2	/
Reamisch	67	2	/
Remyo	67	2	/
Rimhi	67	2	/
Rimiz	67	2	/
Retme	67	2	/
Rihmi	67	2	/
Rejme	67	2	/
Riemy	67	2	/
Rhomi	67	1	/
Rimiy	67	1	/
D'Reymiz	67	1	/
Rhaheemi	67	1	/
Rhemá	67	1	/
Romiæ	67	1	/
Ramiș	67	1	/
Rehmisch	67	1	/
Reimí	67	1	/
Remée	67	1	/
Remaiová	67	1	/
Roymi	67	1	/
Remep	67	1	/
Romui	67	1	/
Ramëi	67	1	/
Rahiemiy	67	1	/
Rymie	67	0	/
Remge	67	0	/
Roemy	67	0	/

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Remi Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Remi in the Georgian language
რემი	remi	-
Remi in the Hindi language
रेमी	remi	98.95
रैमी	raimi	0.35
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Remi in the Marathi language
रेमी	remi	92.82
रॅमी	remi	6.7
रेमा	rema	0.48
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Remi in the Oriya language
େରମି	erami	65
େରମୀ	erami	25
େରମିାଇଁ	eramia'im	5
ରିମି	rimi	5
Remi in the Bengali language
রেমি	remi	47.62
রেমী	remi	47.62
রিমি	rimi	4.76
Remi in the Russian language
Реми	remi	-

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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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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 Remi
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Remi Surname

Remi Surname

Remi Surname Distribution Map

Remi Demographics

Remi Last Name Facts

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

How Common Is The Last Name Remi? popularity and diffusion

Remi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

Remi Last Name Statistics demography

Phonetically Similar Names

Remi Name Transliterations

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Footnotes

Where Does The Last Name Remi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

How Common Is The Last Name Remi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Remi Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

Remi Last Name Statistics ^demography