Réz Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Réz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Réz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary7071:13,8841,560
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Rez (1,916), Rèz (1) & Rež (72) are calculated separately.

Réz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Réz is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Rez, Rèz or Rež. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Réz? popularity and diffusion

Réz is the 459,064th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. Réz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Réz are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Réz is most frequent in Hungary, where it is carried by 707 people, or 1 in 13,884. In Hungary Réz is most frequent in: Budapest, where 28 percent are found, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 20 percent are found and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Hungary Réz exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 1 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Réz Last Name Statistics demography

Réz earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 24.86% less than the national average, earning 260,029 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rez891,916/
Rèz891/
Rész862/
Récz861/
80305/
Rež7872/
Récze7515/
Riz677,032/
Rza67971/
Räz67423/
Ryz67287/
Rép6777/
Ríz6763/
Réa6746/
Réh6744/
Rzi6735/
Rés6725/
Rét6720/
Rée6713/
Rze6711/
Rézová6710/
Rýz678/
Rzy676/
Rjz674/
Rzj673/
Rhé671/
Rér671/
Réi671/

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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 Réz
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