Rémy Surname
Approximately 534 people bear this surname
Rémy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 239 | 1:277,919 | 42,706 |
| Switzerland | 147 | 1:55,870 | 7,138 |
| Haiti | 63 | 1:169,586 | 6,914 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
The alternate forms: Remy (62,475) & Rèmy (21) are calculated separately.
Rémy (10,472) may also be a first name.
Rémy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rémy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rémy is found most frequently in France. It may occur as: Remy or Rèmy. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rémy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 585,898th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,647,090 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Rémy reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 59,435th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 10,472 people.
The last name Rémy is most widespread in France, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 277,919. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 31 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 18 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 11 percent live. Aside from France this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 28 percent live and Haiti, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remy | 92 | 62,475 | / |
| Rèmy | 92 | 21 | / |
| Rémay | 89 | 29 | / |
| Rimy | 75 | 719 | / |
| Rémi | 75 | 81 | / |
| Rjmy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Remmy | 67 | 3,630 | / |
| Rimoy | 67 | 1,568 | / |
| Reamy | 67 | 947 | / |
| Rimay | 67 | 509 | / |
| Ruimy | 67 | 498 | / |
| Remøy | 67 | 445 | / |
| Rismy | 67 | 398 | / |
| Rémai | 67 | 152 | / |
| Rimey | 67 | 144 | / |
| Remay | 67 | 144 | / |
| Remey | 67 | 123 | / |
| Remyz | 67 | 113 | / |
| Raimy | 67 | 112 | / |
| Rajmy | 67 | 109 | / |
| Remoy | 67 | 61 | / |
| Rémes | 67 | 61 | / |
| Reimy | 67 | 61 | / |
| Remys | 67 | 47 | / |
| Remuy | 67 | 26 | / |
| Reymy | 67 | 26 | / |
| Reemy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Resmy | 67 | 21 | / |
| Rémiš | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rhimy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rimmy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Reumy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rémayová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Raymy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Roimy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Riemy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Remyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Remiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rimiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rémer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rémeš | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Rémy
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