Régent Surname
Approximately 840 people bear this surname
Régent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| France | 80 | 1:830,284 | 98,964 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Regent (3,931) are calculated separately.
Régent (54) may also be a first name.
Régent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Régent Come From? nationality or country of origin
Régent is found most in Togo. It can appear as a variant: Regent. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Régent? popularity and diffusion
It is the 414,602nd most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 8,675,650 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Régent reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Régent is also the 1,350,955th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 54 people.
This surname is most widespread in Togo, where it is borne by 735 people, or 1 in 9,861. Outside of Togo it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent | 94 | 3,931 | / |
| Rigent | 83 | 5 | / |
| Régien | 83 | 1 | / |
| Regente | 77 | 1,020 | / |
| Regentz | 77 | 19 | / |
| Regents | 77 | 8 | / |
| Reagent | 77 | 7 | / |
| Riegent | 77 | 2 | / |
| Reghent | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rigeent | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raggent | 77 | 1 | / |
| Righent | 77 | 0 | / |
| Reigent | 77 | 0 | / |
| Regen | 73 | 2,068 | / |
| Reant | 73 | 790 | / |
| Reent | 73 | 378 | / |
| Rigen | 73 | 260 | / |
| Reint | 73 | 156 | / |
| Reynt | 73 | 69 | / |
| Réant | 73 | 17 | / |
| Rient | 73 | 9 | / |
| Régin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Roent | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rignt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ryent | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reggente | 71 | 235 | / |
| Reints | 67 | 965 | / |
| Riggen | 67 | 797 | / |
| Reynet | 67 | 703 | / |
| Rejent | 67 | 684 | / |
| Reagen | 67 | 345 | / |
| Riegen | 67 | 205 | / |
| Regien | 67 | 195 | / |
| Redgen | 67 | 152 | / |
| Regentova | 67 | 138 | / |
| Rienth | 67 | 114 | / |
| Ridgen | 67 | 100 | / |
| Regentová | 67 | 92 | / |
| Rieant | 67 | 74 | / |
| Ritgen | 67 | 71 | / |
| Reintz | 67 | 69 | / |
| Reegen | 67 | 47 | / |
| Reyant | 67 | 39 | / |
| Reinet | 67 | 29 | / |
| Regend | 67 | 28 | / |
| Regeng | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ryogen | 67 | 21 | / |
| Reynts | 67 | 20 | / |
| Resent | 67 | 19 | / |
| Raigen | 67 | 17 | / |
| Recent | 67 | 17 | / |
| Reinte | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rigeng | 67 | 15 | / |
| Riguen | 67 | 14 | / |
| Risent | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rejant | 67 | 12 | / |
| Reigen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Reindt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Reghen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Reyent | 67 | 7 | / |
| Raygen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ryggen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rizent | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruigen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Reggen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Regeen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rheent | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rejgen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reguen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Retgen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reante | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ricent | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reygen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Riogen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rigien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rehant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Royent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reiant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rezent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roigen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Regenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reenth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riendt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reants | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Régent
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