Réau Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Réau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Réau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1411:471,08366,853
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Reau (1,734) are calculated separately.

Réau Last Name Facts

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

Réau has its highest incidence in France. It can also be rendered as a variant: Reau. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Réau? popularity and diffusion

Réau is the 1,453,389th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Réau reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Réau is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 471,083. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 47 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 22 percent live and Occitanie, where 9 percent live. Beside France Réau exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reau921,734/
Réaud8920/
Réaux8918/
Réaut891/
Réu8639/
Réault804/
Réjaud802/
Raou75121/
Réus7534/
Rașu7531/
Raau7512/
Ra'u758/
Rjau756/
Rațu752/
Réas751/
Réat751/
Réhault7332/
Rhéault732/
Réjault731/
Rahou6715,200/
Raaut672,524/
Raout672,015/
Raoux671,740/
Raiju671,739/
Raoud671,418/
Rajju67527/
Rajau67378/
Raouh67275/
Raouj67231/
Royau67178/
Raouz67161/
Raouy67139/
Rouau6798/
Rajiu6797/
Rayau6787/
Rejau6779/
Raous6765/
Rahuz6764/
Rijau6749/
Reyau6745/
Rheau6740/
Raiau6732/
Rahuj6732/
Rehau6731/
Rayou6730/
Rajou6726/
Rieau6722/
Rauhu6719/
Hraou6714/
Rajyu6714/
Rajhu6713/
Rahuu6711/
Raiyu679/
Rahău679/
Raaup679/
Rayiu678/
Raeau677/
Raaou675/
Rjauj675/
Ra'ou675/
Riahu674/
Riyau674/
Réjou673/
Raaiu673/
Rihau672/
Raeeu672/
Ragiu672/
Raayu671/
Riaou671/
Raieu671/
Raaud671/
Rauyu671/
Rayju671/
Rayyu671/
Rajeu671/
Réjus671/
Raoup671/
Réach671/
Riiau671/
Riaau671/
Rrahu671/

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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 Réau
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