Rheims Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Rheims Surname Definition:

RHEIMS: Camden mentions this as a surname introduced about the time of the Norman Conquest. It is probably derived from the city of France so called.

Rheims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1261:527,16472,630
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Rheims Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

RHEIMS: Camden mentions this as a surname introduced about the time of the Norman Conquest. It is probably derived from the city of France so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rheims Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rheims is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rheims? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,202,518th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Rheims reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 527,164. In France Rheims is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 45 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 13 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Rheims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rheims has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rheims surname contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Reims91342/
Rhems9114/
Rhims912/
Rheams83512/
Rhuems83109/
Rheins8389/
Reihms8335/
Rheems834/
Rheums833/
Reimsz831/
Resims831/
Reimsh831/
Rhiems830/
Rems80913/
Rims80112/
Richems771/
Reimsch771/
Richims771/
Reams736,663/
Reins731,918/
Reems73356/
Rehms73260/
Roems73146/
Rahms73141/
Remse73105/
Riems7360/
Rimsh7356/
Remst7335/
Remsh7330/
Rimss7323/
Rimås7319/
Raims7312/
Remås735/
Rhams735/
Remms734/
Rimms733/
Raems732/
Reums732/
Reimx731/
Ruems731/
Reyms731/
Rimsø731/
Reimz730/
Rioms730/
Ruims730/
Reimsche711/
Reijns67341/
Reemst67165/
Reinås67138/
Reians6737/
Reinsz6725/
Rasims6723/
Remsch6718/
Rhyens6715/
Rimsch679/
Rheens679/
Resins676/
Reinsh674/
Rhains672/
Rejins671/
Reamse671/
Recins671/
Rehens671/
Rhaens671/
Rhiens671/
Rhuens671/
Rieams671/
Rijims671/
Rimshe671/
Rethms671/
Reeams670/
Riehms670/
Rhoens670/

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