Ren Surname

102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,807,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Ren Surname User-submission:

The surname Ren comes from the root word 人 (rén), meaning 'person' or 'human'.

Ren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China5,761,9551:23755
Taiwan12,1781:1,92590
Thailand9,1061:7,757348
United States5,3431:67,8387,893
Hong Kong2,7271:2,690176
Singapore2,5081:2,196218
Japan1,8691:68,4034,883
Guatemala1,6441:9,7831,069
Mongolia1,5871:1,780359
Canada1,5601:23,6193,218
Australia9651:27,9753,808
India5841:1,313,46851,401
Malaysia5751:51,2943,998
Spain4911:95,2187,881
Philippines4681:216,32133,623
France4451:149,26523,131
Vietnam4101:225,9661,011
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Italy3131:195,38928,392
England3081:180,90316,305
Macau2931:2,053219
Poland2231:170,44323,608
Brazil1841:1,163,44740,409
Germany1691:476,36441,414
New Zealand1581:28,6605,005
Ukraine1561:291,81237,402
Sweden1231:80,0555,952
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Ecuador1041:152,9417,134
Indonesia1021:1,296,56190,231
Switzerland901:91,25510,041
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Argentina791:541,05639,330
Turkey791:985,08144,945
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Uruguay301:114,39210,866
Cambodia281:553,1124,360
Norway251:205,69123,411
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Greece181:615,54471,673
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Finland121:458,05828,977
Guam121:13,3432,098
Wales111:281,32115,850
Qatar91:262,00030,726
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:269,99321,996

The alternate forms: Reñ (1) & Rén (1) are calculated separately.

Ren (530,460) may also be a first name.

Ren Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ren comes from the root word 人 (rén), meaning 'person' or 'human'.

- syedhumaid109

Ren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ren (Arabic: رينيه, Bengali: রেন, Georgian: რენ, Hindi: रेन, Marathi: रेन, Oriya: େରନ) is found in China more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Reñ or Rén. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ren? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ren is the 102nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,255 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ren reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,891st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 530,460 people.

Ren is most widely held in China, where it is carried by 5,761,955 people, or 1 in 237. Beside China this last name occurs in 102 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Ren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ren has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,873 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,925 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ren Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (65%) in Russia and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ren surname are 8.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.13% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ren earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 89.11% less than the national average, earning €3,271 per year; in Norway they earn 31.57% more than the national average, earning 455,345 kr per year; in Peru they earn 67.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,400 per year; in South Africa they earn 63.31% less than the national average, earning R 87,180 per year; in United States they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $47,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% more than the national average, earning $52,341 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reñ891/
Rén891/
Rehn867,737/
Renn866,998/
Hren864,962/
Roen864,117/
Reen863,108/
Reng861,950/
Rien861,325/
Raen86728/
Øren86721/
Ruen86712/
Røen86527/
Rend86522/
Rhen86503/
Rent86162/
Renå86120/
Råen8698/
Reun8682/
Renø8628/
Rzen8621/
Remn8620/
Resn862/
Åren861/
Rn801,822/
Renne752,601/
Riehn751,063/
Røren75542/
Reent75378/
Roehn75248/
Rhien75111/
Hreen75110/
Reeng75105/
Raehn7571/
Rhoen7567/
Roenn7564/
Årøen7540/
Rendt7538/
Hæren7527/
Øhren7525/
Remne7523/
Rengh7522/
Rentt7521/
Åreng7516/
Hrenn7515/
Rheen7512/
Hrenk7512/
Åhren7512/
Renqu7512/
Rengk7510/
Reend759/
Remnd759/
Rhenn757/
Rendh756/
Ruehn755/
Rheun754/
Rengg754/
Rehng752/
Rhehn752/
Raenn752/
Årzen752/
Ruenn752/
Røien752/
Reuhn752/
Hreng751/
Rennd751/
Reenn751/
Hrzen751/
Rendd751/
Hrien751/
Rhemn751/
Rengő751/
Rrenn751/
Rienn751/
Renng751/
Renzz751/
Rennt750/
Rrien750/
Rhaen750/
Rehnn750/
Rin6749,523/
Rem674,931/
Ryn672,183/
Renova671,327/
Røn67436/
Rehent67195/
Rengqu67127/
Rnh6765/
Ørn6762/
Røreng6754/
Rne6749/
Rnd6745/
Geeren6742/
Renque6734/
Rhn6733/
Hrn6723/
Rzn6717/
Renová6714/
Rnq6712/
Rnt6711/
Rng679/
Hreesn678/
Rrn678/
Renowa677/
Rön675/
Rnn675/
Rengue673/
Rheent673/
Rýn673/
Rgeenh672/
Reemnh672/
Resnck671/
Reenth671/
Rheemn671/
D'Reen671/
Rengne671/
Renddh671/
Reengh670/

Ren Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ren in the Georgian language
რენren-
Ren in the Bengali language
রেনrena85.71
রেঙrena14.29
Ren in the Marathi language
रेनrena68.42
रॅनrena22.81
रेणrena8.77
Ren in the Hindi language
रेनrena59.03
रेणrena27.08
रेनूrenu9.38
रेन्ren1.74
रेण्ren1.39
Ren in the Oriya language
େରନerana38.46
େରଣerana30.77
େରଞerana15.38
ଆରଏନara'ena7.69
େରନ୍eran7.69
Ren in the Arabic language
رينيهrynyh-

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