Rey Surname
Approximately 195,449 people bear this surname
Rey Surname Definition:
(English and Scandinavian) for Ray, q.v. (French-Latin) King [Old French rey, rei (mod. roi), Latin reg-em, acc. of rex, a king]
Rey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 41,226 | 1:1,134 | 116 |
| France | 37,666 | 1:1,763 | 106 |
| Colombia | 22,654 | 1:2,109 | 405 |
| Argentina | 17,034 | 1:2,509 | 332 |
| Philippines | 13,993 | 1:7,235 | 653 |
| United States | 10,956 | 1:33,083 | 4,131 |
| Switzerland | 7,351 | 1:1,117 | 72 |
| Venezuela | 6,313 | 1:4,784 | 606 |
| Mexico | 5,857 | 1:21,193 | 1,597 |
| Cuba | 3,973 | 1:2,900 | 404 |
| Uruguay | 3,202 | 1:1,072 | 118 |
| Russia | 2,298 | 1:62,717 | 8,128 |
| Brazil | 1,837 | 1:116,535 | 4,408 |
| Angola | 1,775 | 1:15,205 | 1,826 |
| Peru | 1,663 | 1:19,113 | 2,278 |
| Indonesia | 1,536 | 1:86,100 | 9,034 |
| Chile | 1,277 | 1:13,795 | 1,053 |
| Germany | 1,154 | 1:69,762 | 8,907 |
| Ecuador | 1,091 | 1:14,579 | 2,244 |
| Italy | 985 | 1:62,088 | 11,097 |
| Guatemala | 825 | 1:19,494 | 1,569 |
| Canada | 792 | 1:46,522 | 5,709 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Dominican Republic | 601 | 1:17,359 | 1,197 |
| Iran | 575 | 1:133,535 | 12,135 |
| Mauritius | 573 | 1:2,257 | 367 |
| England | 502 | 1:110,992 | 11,466 |
| Paraguay | 437 | 1:16,560 | 737 |
| Portugal | 434 | 1:24,005 | 1,600 |
| French Polynesia | 381 | 1:737 | 52 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Australia | 332 | 1:81,312 | 9,450 |
| Costa Rica | 327 | 1:14,618 | 609 |
| Taiwan | 318 | 1:73,726 | 755 |
| Japan | 306 | 1:417,792 | 13,184 |
| India | 291 | 1:2,635,964 | 82,688 |
| Belgium | 271 | 1:42,423 | 6,946 |
| Algeria | 218 | 1:177,209 | 21,974 |
| Bolivia | 214 | 1:49,610 | 2,672 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| South Africa | 191 | 1:283,653 | 27,806 |
| Panama | 185 | 1:21,147 | 1,399 |
| Kazakhstan | 184 | 1:96,101 | 10,780 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Singapore | 154 | 1:35,764 | 1,284 |
| Belarus | 153 | 1:62,098 | 10,398 |
| Netherlands | 131 | 1:128,910 | 20,052 |
| New Caledonia | 130 | 1:2,125 | 200 |
| Andorra | 129 | 1:650 | 103 |
| Turkey | 121 | 1:643,152 | 33,839 |
| Thailand | 113 | 1:625,118 | 105,836 |
| Poland | 104 | 1:365,469 | 40,663 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 88 | 1:1,254 | 198 |
| Latvia | 61 | 1:33,607 | 5,150 |
| Puerto Rico | 61 | 1:58,199 | 1,235 |
| Anguilla | 56 | 1:240 | 27 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| China | 46 | 1:29,724,382 | 1,576 |
| Luxembourg | 43 | 1:13,501 | 2,808 |
| Benin | 42 | 1:246,086 | 21,801 |
| Lithuania | 41 | 1:74,014 | 11,104 |
| Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| Vietnam | 36 | 1:2,573,502 | 2,245 |
| Romania | 33 | 1:608,420 | 43,703 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Norway | 30 | 1:171,410 | 20,526 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Monaco | 22 | 1:1,685 | 58 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Honduras | 18 | 1:489,802 | 3,355 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 1:1,357,131 | 29,476 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Azerbaijan | 14 | 1:689,223 | 11,826 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 1:564,268 | 3,428 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Moldova | 12 | 1:296,781 | 24,445 |
| Saint Martin | 12 | 1:2,930 | 74 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| South Korea | 11 | 1:4,658,205 | 839 |
| Armenia | 10 | 1:293,018 | 6,863 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9 | 1:6,133 | 601 |
| El Salvador | 8 | 1:792,986 | 3,584 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 107 | 1:227,807 | 17,201 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 547 | 1:91,807 | 9,425 |
Rey (256,478) may also be a first name.
Rey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English and Scandinavian) for Ray, q.v. (French-Latin) King [Old French rey, rei (mod. roi), Latin reg-em, acc. of rex, a king]
(French) King [see Rey2 in Dict.]
One who played the part of the king in a play or pageant; one connected in some way with the king's household; a variant of Ray, dweller near a stream; or on an island; one who came from Reyes or Rey (king), the names of places in Spain. Ancient and common surname found in Galicia, Santander, Aragon, and Navarre. Name of village near Oviedo. Derived from latin "rex” or "regis" a form of "regina" meaning king. As surname, signifies head, as of a family unit, rather than ruler, as of a tribe.
Refers to a place set aside for the king.
From Navarre, but extended throughout the Peninsula.
See Reynoso.
(English) One who played the part of the king in a play or pageant; one connected in some way with the king’s household; a variant of Ray, q.v.
Rey Demographics
Rey Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Rey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rey (Arabic: ريى, Hindi: रेय, Marathi: रे, Russian: Рей) is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,867th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 37,286 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Rey live; 29 percent live in South America and 22 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 4,099th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 256,478 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 41,226 people, or 1 in 1,134. In Spain it is most numerous in: Galicia, where 42 percent reside, Madrid, where 12 percent reside and Andalusia, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Spain this surname occurs in 161 countries. It is also found in France, where 19 percent reside and Colombia, where 12 percent reside.
Rey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rey last name rose 2,003 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 469 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 322 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Rey last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Orthodox (67%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Rey surname are 37.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.55% registered with the political party.
The amount Rey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 56.83% more than the national average, earning €47,095 per year; in Norway they earn 12.55% less than the national average, earning 302,661 kr per year; in Peru they earn 108.76% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,468 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.9% more than the national average, earning R 372,864 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $23,555,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.4% less than the national average, earning $42,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning $48,649 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reya | 86 | 8,183 | / |
| Reys | 86 | 1,773 | / |
| Reye | 86 | 1,132 | / |
| Reyt | 86 | 931 | / |
| Reyo | 86 | 236 | / |
| Reyz | 86 | 158 | / |
| Reyi | 86 | 148 | / |
| Rhey | 86 | 134 | / |
| Reyd | 86 | 125 | / |
| Riey | 86 | 45 | / |
| Reyh | 86 | 45 | / |
| Reey | 86 | 20 | / |
| Reyu | 86 | 14 | / |
| Reyy | 86 | 13 | / |
| Hrey | 86 | 12 | / |
| Reyé | 86 | 11 | / |
| Reuy | 86 | 8 | / |
| Rejy | 86 | 6 | / |
| Rrey | 86 | 3 | / |
| Reyj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rgey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Reyô | 86 | 1 | / |
| Reyp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Re | 80 | 41,637 | / |
| Ry | 80 | 2,648 | / |
| Reyes | 75 | 3,076,506 | / |
| Reyad | 75 | 20,210 | / |
| Reyez | 75 | 5,571 | / |
| Reyaz | 75 | 3,716 | / |
| Reyyi | 75 | 1,010 | / |
| Reyas | 75 | 572 | / |
| Reysh | 75 | 527 | / |
| Reysz | 75 | 285 | / |
| Reyss | 75 | 168 | / |
| Reyat | 75 | 155 | / |
| Reyah | 75 | 154 | / |
| Reuhy | 75 | 142 | / |
| Rahey | 75 | 131 | / |
| Reyos | 75 | 111 | / |
| Rejiy | 75 | 99 | / |
| Reyit | 75 | 85 | / |
| Reyst | 75 | 80 | / |
| Reyha | 75 | 58 | / |
| Roeye | 75 | 57 | / |
| Reyau | 75 | 45 | / |
| Reyhe | 75 | 44 | / |
| Ra'ey | 75 | 42 | / |
| Reyed | 75 | 28 | / |
| Reyts | 75 | 26 | / |
| Reyus | 75 | 22 | / |
| Reyou | 75 | 22 | / |
| Reych | 75 | 21 | / |
| Reydt | 75 | 20 | / |
| Reyis | 75 | 16 | / |
| Hreyo | 75 | 11 | / |
| Rehyi | 75 | 10 | / |
| Reyee | 75 | 10 | / |
| Reeys | 75 | 10 | / |
| Reyhi | 75 | 8 | / |
| Reiyz | 75 | 7 | / |
| Reyep | 75 | 7 | / |
| Reyut | 75 | 6 | / |
| Reyds | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rieya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Reyzz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Reytt | 75 | 5 | / |
| Reyet | 75 | 5 | / |
| Reyiz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Reyeh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Rehys | 75 | 5 | / |
| Reeya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rheya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rieyi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Reeye | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rejyi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hreys | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rehya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Reyot | 75 | 2 | / |
| Reyhé | 75 | 2 | / |
| Reyid | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rheys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reeyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rheey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reyod | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reysj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roeiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rgeya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rgeyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rheyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reihy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhrey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ray | 67 | 5,025,343 | / |
| Roy | 67 | 2,687,333 | / |
| Rea | 67 | 85,766 | / |
| Roe | 67 | 55,836 | / |
| Rae | 67 | 40,877 | / |
| Ree | 67 | 37,399 | / |
| Rei | 67 | 11,776 | / |
| Rye | 67 | 10,597 | / |
| Rue | 67 | 9,828 | / |
| Red | 67 | 8,280 | / |
| Rys | 67 | 6,769 | / |
| Ryo | 67 | 6,349 | / |
| Reh | 67 | 5,357 | / |
| Rej | 67 | 3,931 | / |
| Ret | 67 | 3,067 | / |
| Res | 67 | 2,634 | / |
| Reu | 67 | 2,603 | / |
| Ruy | 67 | 2,326 | / |
| Rep | 67 | 1,924 | / |
| Rez | 67 | 1,916 | / |
| Ryt | 67 | 1,327 | / |
| Riy | 67 | 1,112 | / |
| Ryd | 67 | 1,073 | / |
| Ryi | 67 | 991 | / |
| Reß | 67 | 977 | / |
| Rie | 67 | 932 | / |
| Røe | 67 | 874 | / |
| Reyadh | 67 | 569 | / |
| Ryz | 67 | 287 | / |
| Reč | 67 | 277 | / |
| Őry | 67 | 239 | / |
| Reš | 67 | 207 | / |
| Rhe | 67 | 155 | / |
| Reyaja | 67 | 140 | / |
| Hre | 67 | 111 | / |
| Rer | 67 | 105 | / |
| Ryp | 67 | 95 | / |
| Ryh | 67 | 87 | / |
| Reyatt | 67 | 85 | / |
| Ryy | 67 | 74 | / |
| Rhy | 67 | 49 | / |
| Rre | 67 | 37 | / |
| Reyess | 67 | 33 | / |
| Rejaya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hry | 67 | 26 | / |
| Reeyes | 67 | 25 | / |
| Rry | 67 | 24 | / |
| Rreyes | 67 | 23 | / |
| Reeyaz | 67 | 22 | / |
| Øre | 67 | 19 | / |
| Rje | 67 | 17 | / |
| Reyees | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rheydt | 67 | 15 | / |
| Raghey | 67 | 14 | / |
| Reyhaz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rge | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rée | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rze | 67 | 11 | / |
| Reyash | 67 | 10 | / |
| Reysch | 67 | 10 | / |
| Raheys | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ryš | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ryø | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rzy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rheyas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ryč | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rüy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Reyesz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ryć | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reyach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reytts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hreyes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reș | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reyesd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reeyad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Råe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rehych | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reyish | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reeyas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Róy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Åre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reeyot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reyova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geerey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reyesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Røy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reç | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rehyaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reytss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rheyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reyaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reyesj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reć | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rêe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reyaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reyhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ráy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ryß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ryû | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ríe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rehysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rehyts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reyoux | 67 | 0 | / |
Rey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rey in the Hindi language | ||
| रेय | reya | - |
| Rey in the Marathi language | ||
| रे | re | 50 |
| राॅय | raeya | 20 |
| रेय | reya | 16.67 |
| रॅय | reya | 10 |
| रॉॅय | roeya | 3.33 |
| Rey in the Russian language | ||
| Рей | rej | - |
| Rey in the Arabic language | ||
| ريى | ryy | - |
| ريّى | ryy | - |
| ري | ry | - |
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