Remus Surname

75,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Remus Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Remus (protector).

Remus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1361:37,6904,977
United States1,8421:196,77519,390
Poland5601:67,87310,656
Brazil4541:471,52917,839
Canada3161:116,60012,375
Haiti1601:66,7743,709
Mexico1221:1,017,42813,258
France1011:657,65184,833
Italy911:672,05258,782
Argentina871:491,30436,372
Romania801:250,97323,655
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
Israel451:190,17018,708
Croatia421:100,68116,054
Ukraine421:1,083,87497,988
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Puerto Rico261:136,5441,832
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark121:470,39330,183
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Austria101:851,54467,454
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

The alternate forms: Remuš (6), Rémus (3) & Remuş (1) are calculated separately.

Remus (21,893) may also be a first name.

Remus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Remus (protector).

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

Remus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Remus (Marathi: रेमुस, Russian: Ремус) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as: Remuš, Rémus or Remuş. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Remus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 75,656th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,123,754 people. The surname Remus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Remus are found; 36 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 35,350th most widely held first name globally It is held by 21,893 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,136 people, or 1 in 37,690. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Poland, where 9 percent reside.

Remus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Remus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Remus last name rose 1,588 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Remus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Remus last name are 10.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.8% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Remus earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.45% more than the national average, earning $43,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $48,623 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Remuš936/
Rémus933/
Remuş931/
Reimus91807/
Remous91332/
Remeus91268/
Reymus91254/
Rehmus91225/
Rejmus91175/
Remuss919/
Rhemus917/
Remusz916/
Remuhs914/
Remuse912/
Reamus911/
Roemus911/
Riemus911/
Remuus911/
Rõemus911/
Reemus910/
Resmus910/
Remmus910/
Remaus910/
Remu891,863/
Reamous8314/
Remusch8311/
Rhiemus832/
Reimush831/
Remouse831/
Rhemush831/
Reymous830/
Rhemuss830/
Riemeus830/
Ramus803,582/
Remos801,159/
Romus80171/
Rymus8065/
Rimus8064/
Remuß8045/
Remou8037/
Riemu8036/
Remut8030/
Remuy8026/
Remau8021/
Remmu8017/
Rhemu8016/
Remui8010/
Remuh806/
Reamu803/
Reemu803/
Resmu802/
Reimu802/
Remuz802/
Rýmus802/
Rehmu802/
Remud801/
Reumu801/
Rehmhaus777/
Remusova775/
Rehemush771/
Romeus733,505/
Remaud732,108/
Remaut73544/
Reimau73115/
Romaus73114/
Raymus7384/
Rammus7360/
Reymos7332/
Rajmus7329/
Ramush7326/
Rahmus7319/
Remmou7318/
Römuss7313/
Remaux7313/
Remmos7310/
Raimus7310/
Romhus738/
Rameus736/
Romuss736/
Reamos736/
Reimou734/
Rehmuß734/
Hrymus734/
Reimos733/
Rismus733/
Hramus733/
Rysmus733/
Ramaus732/
Ramusz732/
Romush731/
Remoud731/
Rimuse731/
Hremos731/
Rommus731/
Reimud731/
Remohu731/
Remout731/
Reumeu731/
Röhmus731/
Rremos731/
Riemau731/
Rhymus730/
Reymud730/
Roymus730/
Remauh730/
Reimut730/
Rimous730/
Rimu6714,381/
Ramusch67180/
Raymous678/
Hreimou676/
Remouch674/
Raymush672/
Reymaud672/
Rahamus671/
Remmuth671/
Remault671/
Reymoud671/
Rhammus671/
Rjmu671/
Rhymuss670/

Remus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Remus in the Marathi language
रेमुसremusa-
Remus in the Russian language
Ремусremus-

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Remus Reference & Research

Remus/Rem/Rehm DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Remus/Rem/Rehm FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Remus
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