Reve Surname

207,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cuba

Reve Surname Definition:

Reve: from Gerefa. There were reeves of various kinds, looking after the manorial rights: Woodkeepers, whence the surnames Woodward and Woodrow; fenreeves, to look after the rights to turbary; hythereeves, taking harbour dues; portreeves, in coast towns.

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Reve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7731:992,32341,994
Cuba5751:20,0401,264
Norway1511:34,0554,792
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
United States991:3,661,201203,401
France821:810,03397,301
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
England81:6,964,757184,742
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Revé (1,028) & Rêve (10) are calculated separately.

Reve (1,954) may also be a first name.

Reve Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Reve: from Gerefa. There were reeves of various kinds, looking after the manorial rights: Woodkeepers, whence the surnames Woodward and Woodrow; fenreeves, to look after the rights to turbary; hythereeves, taking harbour dues; portreeves, in coast towns.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Reve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reve (Hindi: रेवे, Marathi: रेवे) occurs most in India. It may be rendered as: Revé or Rêve. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reve? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 207,845th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,660,244 people. The last name Reve is mostly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Reve are found; 39 percent are found in South Asia and 39 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 171,455th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 1,954 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 992,323. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found, Karnataka, where 1 percent are found and Telangana, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Cuba, where 29 percent are found and Norway, where 8 percent are found.

Reve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reve has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Reve surname expanded 471 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reve last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Reve earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.46% more than the national average, earning 378,821 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.66% more than the national average, earning R 419,808 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $22,213,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 19.14% less than the national average, earning $34,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Revé921,028/
Rêve9210/
Reeve8929,512/
Reves892,406/
Revet891,306/
Reved891,183/
Revez89968/
Revie89945/
Rever89788/
Rieve89500/
Reive89337/
Revey89154/
Resve89102/
Revei8937/
Roeve8928/
Reave8924/
Revge8913/
Revee8912/
Hreve899/
Raeve895/
Reuve893/
Rejve892/
Reveh891/
Revhe891/
Reyve891/
Rreve891/
Revea890/
Rheve890/
Rehve890/
Reeves80157,284/
Reaves8020,363/
Revesh801,293/
Reavey801,067/
Reaver80986/
Revest80931/
Reever80703/
Reveha80613/
Reives80360/
Revett80322/
Reevey80301/
Reavie80217/
Reiver80207/
Revees80126/
Reevie8095/
Reveiz8085/
Revets8076/
Revess8014/
Reveas8010/
Reevez806/
Reyves805/
Reveis805/
Reveez805/
Rievie804/
Reaved802/
Reavea802/
Reveer802/
Rejvee802/
Reevea801/
Rheeve801/
Rheves801/
Rievea801/
Revecz801/
Reverr801/
Reivie801/
Reevet801/
Revetz801/
Reuvei801/
Reuvie801/
Reveet801/
Resvee801/
Resvey801/
Revech801/
Rrevey801/
Reevee800/
Reeved800/
Rave7511,450/
Rive752,082/
Revi751,941/
Rebe751,456/
Rove75805/
Revy75388/
Rewe75234/
Ryve7513/
Röve752/
Revj751/
Retvedt7343/
Rheaves7331/
Reiveis7315/
Reevess7310/
Reeveas739/
Reevees737/
Hrevets735/
Revetts733/
Reevesd732/
Reavesd732/
Åresved732/
Reavees731/
Resvedt731/
Reejvee731/
Reeveer731/
Reavett730/
Reber6716,516/
Rivet6712,687/
Rives6711,517/
Revis675,199/
Riebe675,048/
River674,180/
Rempe673,504/
Riewe672,002/
Röver671,414/
Rejvi671,184/
Ravey671,035/
Rovea67792/
Rebei67745/
Revai67706/
Raveh67623/
Revay67614/
Revoy67570/
Ryves67478/
Rebes67465/
Roewe67409/
Rebet67387/
Rebie67380/
Reibe67377/
Revaj67372/
Rived67370/
Reavy67346/
Revés67217/
Rewey67215/
Reeby67211/
Reabe67207/
Ravee67206/
Ravea67202/
Rivez67202/
Rovey67197/
Resue67160/
Rebey67147/
Reeva67133/
Reiva67117/
Revit67113/
Rovei67113/
Ryver67102/
Revid6799/
Raave6794/
Reebe6787/
Rebej6786/
Rivey6777/
Raveu6769/
Rehvi6767/
Rivea6761/
Rawee6753/
Rebeś6752/
Rebeh6744/
Rebee6739/
Reava6737/
Rebhe6737/
Ravei6735/
Rayve6733/
Reube6732/
Reevy6726/
Rebge6726/
Reeba6724/
Rebeu6724/
Rehbe6723/
Revys6722/
Risve6722/
Rebez6720/
Revyi6718/
Reweh6717/
Roive6717/
Revaa6716/
Rebed6715/
Reivi6715/
Reiwe6713/
Rijve6712/
Réves6712/
Roveh6712/
Ribee6711/
Rajve6711/
Reivy6711/
Rovee6710/
Hrebe6710/
Reyva679/
Rebea679/
Hrave679/
Resvi678/
Revio678/
Rowee677/
Räver677/
Ritve677/
Rivei676/
Rievi676/
Raewe676/
Revhi675/
Reebi675/
Revoi675/
Ruive675/
Revyd675/
Rewei674/
Reewi674/
Reviz674/
Revês674/
Resvy674/
Rhevi674/
Reviy673/
Rejva673/
Raevi673/
Raive673/
Retbe672/
Revha672/
Rewea672/
Rieue672/
Revui672/
Reybe672/
Rêves672/
D'Reeves672/
Resbe672/
Rybee671/
Reivhead671/
Reuvi671/
Rhebe671/
Rejbe671/
Rebeć671/
Rewie671/
Revoa671/
Revêt671/
Revêz671/
Riove671/
Rhave671/
Rivee671/
Rívea671/
Rejvy671/
Rejue671/
Rhove671/
Revyt671/
Rewee671/
Reuwe671/
Reewe670/
Rhive670/

Reve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reve in the Hindi language
रेवेreve-
Reve in the Marathi language
रेवेreve99.83

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