Reyes Surname

174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,076,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Reyes Surname Definition:

(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.

Reyes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,068,2081:11615
Philippines412,7501:2453
United States275,2001:1,31796
Colombia131,8711:36266
Honduras122,4711:7210
Dominican Republic120,0801:879
Venezuela119,8741:25242
Peru111,4401:28535
Chile102,8361:17123
Guatemala102,7251:15719
Cuba99,2561:11614
Spain63,8361:73267
El Salvador60,9581:10416
Nicaragua60,5131:10014
Ecuador56,4271:28232
Puerto Rico48,7801:7315
Argentina36,6411:1,167160
Panama15,5501:25248
Costa Rica10,4941:456122
Paraguay9,7021:746185
Bolivia9,0601:1,172238
Uruguay6,5271:52659
Canada4,9011:7,5181,104
Iran4,4601:17,2162,226
Belize2,2581:15714
Brazil2,1561:99,2923,735
Taiwan1,9261:12,173206
France1,6821:39,4904,920
Australia1,4051:19,2142,655
Trinidad and Tobago1,2541:1,088161
Guam1,0541:15211
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
England9491:58,7127,022
Northern Mariana Islands9261:596
Thailand9161:77,11610,252
Germany3681:218,76524,626
Malaysia3571:82,6175,800
Japan3431:372,72412,407
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Italy3371:181,47426,993
Israel3361:25,4693,721
Palau3301:6617
United Arab Emirates2671:34,3163,660
Netherlands2461:68,64711,709
Belgium2291:50,2048,179
New Zealand2181:20,7723,637
Austria2151:39,6076,363
Norway1921:26,7833,645
Switzerland1881:43,6866,046
Portugal1791:58,2023,162
Oman1691:21,8221,965
Gibraltar1301:26113
Qatar1281:18,4222,008
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Sweden1261:78,1495,835
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Singapore1161:47,4801,839
Aruba921:1,125154
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Denmark811:69,6886,946
Hong Kong771:95,2661,895
Ireland671:70,2834,402
Micronesia651:1,635373
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
United States Virgin Islands601:1,840302
China581:23,574,5101,290
Andorra551:1,524266
Brunei381:11,0191,313
Greece371:299,45443,754
Finland351:157,04914,263
Curaçao281:5,616151
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Iceland251:15,2041,298
Scotland251:214,15311,205
South Korea241:2,135,011473
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Vietnam181:5,147,0032,420
Turks and Caicos Islands171:2,019214
India161:47,941,586492,263
Macau161:37,602351
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Angola81:3,373,6526,946
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Haiti71:1,526,27214,436
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Liberia71:629,79127,063
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Wales61:515,75523,171
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Sudan51:7,502,0398,188
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Albania31:971,35222,477
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Bangladesh31:53,118,92425,950
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
Comoros31:249,841664
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Laos31:2,196,1081,879
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
Mozambique31:9,087,1907,315
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Dominica21:37,946685
DR Congo21:36,939,785260,488
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5711:87,9499,123

The alternate forms: Réyes (2) & Réyès (1) are calculated separately.

Reyes (110,693) may also be a first name.

Reyes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Reyes Last Name Facts

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

Reyes (Arabic: رييز, Russian: Рейес) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Réyes or Réyès. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reyes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 174th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,369 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Reyes are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Reyes is also the 9,286th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 110,693 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is borne by 1,068,208 people, or 1 in 116. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: México, where 18 percent reside, Veracruz, where 10 percent reside and Mexico City, where 8 percent reside. Other than Mexico this surname exists in 169 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Reyes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reyes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Reyes surname rose 48,196 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 47,450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 2,233 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Reyes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Reyes last name are 42.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.48% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Reyes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.28% less than the national average, earning €6,823 per year; in Norway they earn 23.3% less than the national average, earning 265,452 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,982 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning R 240,036 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning $22,772,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.37% less than the national average, earning $36,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.24% less than the national average, earning $47,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Réyes932/
Reyess9133/
Reeyes9125/
Rreyes9123/
Reyees9115/
Reyies919/
Reyesc917/
Reyesz915/
Reyese914/
Hreyes914/
Reyesd914/
Rieyes913/
Reyesh912/
Rheyes911/
Reyesj911/
Reyesx911/
Rees8987,834/
Reys891,773/
Reye891,132/
Ryes89188/
Réyès871/
D'Reyes833/
Reyesph831/
Rayes8021,130/
Reyez805,571/
Royes801,669/
Reesh80578/
Reyas80572/
Reysh80527/
Rhees80514/
Rejes80407/
Reysz80285/
Reyss80168/
Reyos80111/
Reyst8080/
Roeye8057/
Reess8047/
Reyhe8044/
Reyce8033/
Reies8032/
Reyed8028/
Reyse8027/
Reuys8027/
Reyts8026/
Reyus8022/
Riyes8018/
Ruyes8018/
Reyis8016/
Reyej8015/
Reyee8010/
Reyex8010/
Reues8010/
Reeys8010/
Reyep807/
Rhyes806/
Reyds806/
Reyet805/
Reyeh805/
Rehys805/
Reehs804/
Reeye803/
Hreys803/
Rryes803/
Reeas802/
Reezs802/
Ryesh802/
Ryess802/
Reejs802/
Rheys801/
Reesj801/
Reysj801/
Reyec801/
Reesz800/
Reyesová778/
Rey75195,449/
Ree7537,399/
Rye7510,597/
Rayees732,755/
Rayess73972/
Raiees73253/
Rouyes73178/
Regges73177/
Royese73127/
Rajees7397/
Reesch7340/
Rejesh7332/
Rayesh7315/
Rayies7314/
Reyast7313/
Rejees7311/
Reyash7310/
Reysch7310/
Raheys739/
Rhayes737/
Reuyss737/
Rheyas736/
Rayest735/
Ryesch735/
Rheesh735/
Royees735/
Reytts734/
Reyase734/
Reyish733/
Reeyas733/
Royesh733/
Reyise732/
Rawees732/
Reytss731/
Royest731/
Riejes731/
Rijees731/
Rehies731/
Reiese731/
Reeass731/
Reyche731/
Rzayes731/
Rroyes731/
Reeees731/
Rehysh731/
Rehyts731/
Royess730/
Reuess730/
Reis67532,180/
Ries6732,586/
Reus6711,389/
Reya678,183/
Rhee677,956/
Raes677,880/
Raye676,209/
Roye675,602/
Roes673,660/
Reas672,896/
Roys672,702/
Rays672,545/
Ruys672,244/
Reyt67931/
Reje67545/
Rajeesh67477/
Rues67290/
Reyo67236/
Rhye67200/
Rejs67195/
Reyz67158/
Reez67151/
Reyi67148/
Rhey67134/
Reue67132/
Reyd67125/
Rejeesh67124/
Ryez6787/
Riye6770/
Reeß6769/
Riey6745/
Reyh6745/
Reyx6738/
Reea6721/
Reey6720/
Rayesse6717/
Raieesh6717/
Reie6716/
Reyu6714/
Reej6714/
Reyy6713/
Reysova6712/
Hrey6712/
Reyé6711/
Rayeesh678/
Reuy678/
Ruye677/
Reyache676/
Rejy676/
Rijeesh675/
Rejiehs675/
Raweesh675/
Rree674/
Reae674/
Reís674/
Rrey673/
Hrye673/
Rrye673/
Reysová672/
Ryeh672/
Reejesh671/
Reejish671/
Rejiesh671/
Reyj671/
Rayeese671/
Rayiesh671/
Reyasse671/
Rgey671/
Reyô671/
Reyc671/
Reyp671/

Reyes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reyes in the Russian language
Рейесrejes-
Reyes in the Arabic language
رييزryyz-

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Reyes Reference & Research

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