Réné Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Réné Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Réné Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France131:5,109,440259,941
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

The alternate forms: René (1,097), Rene (63,313), Renê (38), Reñé (37) & Renè (7) are calculated separately.

Réné (2,369) may also be a first name.

Réné Last Name Facts

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

Réné occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: René, Rene, Renê, Reñé or Renè. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Réné? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Réné is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Réné are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 152,653rd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 2,369 people.

Réné is most common in France, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 5,109,440. In France Réné is primarily concentrated in: Occitanie, where 54 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 15 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account France it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent reside and Benin, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
René921,097/
Rétné891/
Rene8363,313/
Renê8338/
Reñé8337/
Renè837/
Ryné753/
Rényi67114/
Renée6794/
Rénes6786/
Roiné6736/
Reyné6726/
Rehné6723/
Royné6710/
Reiné677/
Renér677/
Rainé676/
Renés674/
Rayné672/
Őriné672/
Rioné672/
Rinér672/
Renéd672/
Rajné671/
Rhény671/
Rénet671/
Rénio671/
Hrény671/
Renéa671/
Réner671/

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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 Réné
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