Family name เรือ (Boat 
, Ship 
, เรือ 
) , around the world, is quite a common surname. The cognomen เรือ is characteristic of Ghana, where it is quite a rare surname, Myanmar, and United Arab Emirates. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Ghana, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Very seldom, เรือ is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Boat | Egypt, Indonesia, Myanmar, Ghana, India |
| Ship | Egypt, Indonesia, United States, Myanmar, India |
| เรือ | Thailand |
| Ruea | Australia, Philippines, Thailand, United States |