Rè Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rè Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rè Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Re (41,637), Ré (305), Rê (51), Rȇ (2) & Rë (1) are calculated separately.

Rè Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rè is found most in Switzerland. It may also appear as: Re, Ré, Rê, Rȇ or Rë. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rè.

How Common Is The Last Name Rè? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. Rè is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Rè are found; 96 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 96 percent are found in Italic Europe.

This last name is most common in Switzerland, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 182,509. In Switzerland Rè is most prevalent in: Republic and Canton of Ticino, where 100 percent are found. Barring Switzerland Rè exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 4 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Re8341,637/
Ré83305/
Rê8351/
Rȇ832/
Rë831/
Rès801/
Rèz801/
Rȗè801/
Rèè801/
Roè801/
R677,531/
Roèu678/
Åhrè671/
Royè671/
Ruèi671/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rè
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