René Surname
Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname
René Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 228 | 1:938,923 | 33,517 |
| France | 226 | 1:293,906 | 45,015 |
| Canada | 182 | 1:202,448 | 19,751 |
| Haiti | 132 | 1:80,939 | 4,204 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Guatemala | 7 | 1:2,297,524 | 6,613 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Rene (63,313), Renê (38), Reñé (37), Réné (17) & Renè (7) are calculated separately.
René (122,238) may also be a first name.
René Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name René Come From? nationality or country of origin
René occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Rene, Renê, Reñé, Réné or Renè. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name René? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 336,072nd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,643,159 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of René live; 25 percent live in Western Europe and 21 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 8,459th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 122,238 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 938,923. In Brazil René is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 18 percent reside, Acre, where 17 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Brazil it is found in 52 countries. It is also found in France, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rene | 92 | 63,313 | / |
| Renê | 92 | 38 | / |
| Reñé | 92 | 37 | / |
| Réné | 92 | 17 | / |
| Renè | 92 | 7 | / |
| Renée | 89 | 94 | / |
| Reyné | 89 | 26 | / |
| Rehné | 89 | 23 | / |
| Reiné | 89 | 7 | / |
| Renér | 89 | 7 | / |
| Renés | 89 | 4 | / |
| Renéd | 89 | 2 | / |
| Renéa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Reynés | 80 | 40 | / |
| Reinés | 80 | 15 | / |
| Reni | 75 | 12,999 | / |
| Rena | 75 | 8,931 | / |
| Reny | 75 | 2,418 | / |
| Renh | 75 | 13 | / |
| Renj | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rená | 75 | 4 | / |
| Remé | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ryné | 75 | 3 | / |
| Reihnér | 73 | 3 | / |
| Reimnér | 73 | 3 | / |
| Renéová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Reyna | 67 | 178,525 | / |
| Reina | 67 | 95,979 | / |
| Reine | 67 | 13,245 | / |
| Renge | 67 | 4,201 | / |
| Reena | 67 | 3,965 | / |
| Renee | 67 | 3,838 | / |
| Renes | 67 | 3,532 | / |
| Rener | 67 | 1,454 | / |
| Reyne | 67 | 1,366 | / |
| Renis | 67 | 1,223 | / |
| Renet | 67 | 1,219 | / |
| Renai | 67 | 1,161 | / |
| Renoj | 67 | 770 | / |
| Reana | 67 | 698 | / |
| Renje | 67 | 587 | / |
| Regni | 67 | 546 | / |
| Resni | 67 | 533 | / |
| Rengi | 67 | 526 | / |
| Renie | 67 | 524 | / |
| Reney | 67 | 494 | / |
| Renoy | 67 | 405 | / |
| Reany | 67 | 274 | / |
| Reene | 67 | 267 | / |
| Renay | 67 | 219 | / |
| Renio | 67 | 174 | / |
| Retni | 67 | 172 | / |
| Renea | 67 | 162 | / |
| Renuy | 67 | 158 | / |
| Renyi | 67 | 149 | / |
| Reane | 67 | 141 | / |
| Rehne | 67 | 130 | / |
| Regne | 67 | 130 | / |
| Renit | 67 | 127 | / |
| Riene | 67 | 110 | / |
| Reyni | 67 | 106 | / |
| Renoi | 67 | 105 | / |
| Rejna | 67 | 103 | / |
| Rheni | 67 | 97 | / |
| Renez | 67 | 90 | / |
| Resne | 67 | 87 | / |
| Renih | 67 | 83 | / |
| Riena | 67 | 79 | / |
| Rența | 67 | 68 | / |
| Renhe | 67 | 66 | / |
| Rrena | 67 | 62 | / |
| Renyo | 67 | 56 | / |
| Renaa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Reniz | 67 | 45 | / |
| Reiny | 67 | 41 | / |
| Renui | 67 | 37 | / |
| Roiné | 67 | 36 | / |
| Renep | 67 | 32 | / |
| Reinh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Rhena | 67 | 31 | / |
| Reniy | 67 | 31 | / |
| Rehni | 67 | 22 | / |
| Reneh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Reeny | 67 | 17 | / |
| Reuni | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rhene | 67 | 15 | / |
| Renei | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rieny | 67 | 10 | / |
| Royné | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rened | 67 | 9 | / |
| Renuj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Retne | 67 | 8 | / |
| Reyná | 67 | 8 | / |
| Renoa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Reneu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hrenj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Reneš | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rainé | 67 | 6 | / |
| Renhi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Reenh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Renij | 67 | 5 | / |
| Renip | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rheny | 67 | 4 | / |
| Renii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrena | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rayné | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reyny | 67 | 2 | / |
| Renid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rinér | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rioné | 67 | 2 | / |
| Őriné | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reynh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rgene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rejný | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Renèe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Renêe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajné | 67 | 1 | / |
| Remée | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reína | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reïne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reniś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Renès | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rétné | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hreny | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 René
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