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 is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also occur in the variant forms: Rene, Renê, Reñé, Réné or Renè. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name René? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 336,072nd most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 6,643,159 people. The surname René is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of René reside; 25 percent reside in Western Europe and 21 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 8,459th most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 122,238 people.
The surname René is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 938,923. In Brazil René is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 18 percent reside, Acre, where 17 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 13 percent reside. Other than Brazil this surname exists 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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