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.

Rè Surname Distribution Map

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), (305), (51), (2) & (1) are calculated separately.

Rè Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rè occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Re, , , or . Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rè? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Rè is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Rè live; 96 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 96 percent live in Italic Europe.

Rè is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 182,509. In Switzerland Rè is most numerous in: Republic and Canton of Ticino, where 100 percent reside. Besides Switzerland Rè is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 4 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Re8341,637/
83305/
8351/
832/
831/
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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