Rémy Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rémy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rémy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2391:277,91942,706
Switzerland1471:55,8707,138
Haiti631:169,5866,914
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Remy9262,475/
Rèmy9221/
Rémay8929/
Rimy75719/
Rémi7581/
Rjmy751/
Remmy673,630/
Rimoy671,568/
Reamy67947/
Rimay67509/
Ruimy67498/
Remøy67445/
Rismy67398/
Rémai67152/
Rimey67144/
Remay67144/
Remey67123/
Remyz67113/
Raimy67112/
Rajmy67109/
Remoy6761/
Rémes6761/
Reimy6761/
Remys6747/
Remuy6726/
Reymy6726/
Reemy6723/
Resmy6721/
Rémiš6715/
Rhimy6712/
Rimmy6710/
Reumy678/
Rémayová677/
Raymy675/
Roimy673/
Riemy672/
Remyo672/
Remiy672/
Rimiy671/
Rémer671/
Rémeš671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rémy
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