Remya Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Remya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Remya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1891:4,058,547109,634
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Remya (49,178) may also be a first name.

Remya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Remya (Hindi: रेम्या, Marathi: रेमया) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Remya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,070,546th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. Remya is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Remya reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Remya is also the 18,762nd most numerous first name in the world, held by 49,178 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 4,058,547. In India it is most frequent in: Kerala, where 71 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 4 percent live and Karnataka, where 3 percent live. Outside of India it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent live and Qatar, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Remyha91581/
Remyas913/
Remyat911/
Remmya911/
Remuiya833/
Remijya831/
Remoiya831/
Remaiya831/
Ramya805,209/
Remia80476/
Romya80442/
Rimya809/
Remyo802/
Remja802/
Remias73708/
Remiaš73136/
Ramyah7355/
Remeau7351/
Remiat7338/
Remiah7334/
Romyah7330/
Ramjya7326/
Remeha7324/
Resmia7320/
Rehmia7319/
Raamya7317/
Resmja7315/
Remiaz7311/
Ramyaa7311/
Romyha7310/
Raimya7310/
Rymyha738/
Rammya738/
Remija736/
Retmia735/
Raemia732/
Reemia731/
Rimyas731/
Remeoy731/
Ramyea731/
Rimyah731/
Remyot731/
Reamia731/
Reimia731/
Rahmya731/
Remmea731/
Ramaiya671,882/
Remiasz67311/
Remegia67139/
Remjasz6745/
Remijas6743/
Hremias6713/
Ramayia6710/
Ramyaha674/
Resmija674/
Ramaaya673/
Rehmiat673/
Raemjai671/
Rameiya671/
Reimias671/
Remjass671/
Remagio671/
Remeyio671/
Romeyia671/
Reemias671/

Remya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Remya in the Marathi language
रेमयाremaya66.67
रेिमयाreimaya25
रेमेसनremesana8.33
Remya in the Hindi language
रेम्याremya52.38
रम्याramya14.29
रेमयाremaya9.52
रिमूयाrimuya4.76
रेमियोremiyo4.76
रमैयाramaiya4.76
रेमियाremiya4.76
रमयाramaya4.76

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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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  • 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 Remya
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