Rev Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2211:801,55135,769
Cambodia181:860,3975,106
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
India161:47,941,586492,263
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Rév (93) are calculated separately.

Rev (10,589) may also be a first name.

Rev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rev (Hindi: रेव, Marathi: रेव, Russian: Рев) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Rév. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 872,430th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. Rev is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Rev live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rev is also the 58,967th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 10,589 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 801,551. In Nigeria Rev is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 12 percent are found, Edo, where 10 percent are found and Benue, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 6 percent are found and Taiwan, where 5 percent are found.

Rev Last Name Statistics demography

Rev earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.23% more than the national average, earning $56,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rév8993/
Reva8622,244/
Raev865,617/
Roev861,339/
Revt86345/
Reev86138/
Reyv8682/
Revs8624/
Revå8619/
Revd8612/
Reiv867/
Reav865/
Riev865/
Revh864/
Reuv863/
Rehv862/
Rgev862/
Revz861/
Hrev861/
Rhev861/
Resv861/
Rzev861/
Revp861/
Revf861/
Rziev75660/
Hreva75118/
Reevs75101/
Rzhev7553/
Hraev7511/
Reavs758/
Hreev753/
Reavh752/
Revsh751/
Revzs751/
Reivh751/
Rievf751/
Reivs751/
Reshv751/
Revss750/
Rav6761,276/
Rew673,170/
Rep671,924/
Reb671,150/
Rov67980/
Repová67866/
Riv67474/
Ref67174/
Repova67167/
Refova6733/
Rzhiev6714/
Rebova6714/
Revova679/
Ryv678/
Rjv677/
Ruhiev675/
Rahiev674/
Rebová673/
Reavws671/
Röv671/
Reevws671/
Revsch671/
Räv671/

Rev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rev in the Marathi language
रेवreva-
Rev in the Hindi language
रेवreva94.12
रेवङrevana5.88
Rev in the Russian language
Ревrev-

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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
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  • 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 Rev
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