Cognomen Renier (Renier 
, Renay 
, רנייה 
) , around the world, is quite a common surname. The family name Renier is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Belgium, where it is quite a common surname, France, where it is quite a rare surname, and Luxembourg. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in France, Belgium, and Italy. More frequently, Renier is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Renier | Belgium, South Africa, Philippines, United States, France |
| Renay | South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States, France, Venezuela |
| רנייה | Israel |
| Ренье | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia |
| alvise renier IT (b. 1492) |
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| lorenzo renier Venetian soldier, IT (b. 1604) |
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paolo renier 119th, and penultimate, Doge of Venice (1710-1789), IT (b. 1710) |
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stefano andrea renier Italian naturalist, zoologist and scientist (1759-1830), IT (b. 1759) |
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anicety renier Polish physician, PL (b. 1804) |
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léon renier French librarian and professor, FR (b. 1809) |
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jean-simon renier BE (b. 1818) |
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| daniele renier IT (b. 1768) |
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| pieter jan renier Belgian poet, writer and politician (1795-1859), BE (b. 1795) |
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| giovanni renier Italian bishop (1796-1871), IT (b. 1796) |
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rodolfo renier Italian philologist and philopher, IT (b. 1857) |
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| alix renier (b. 1859) |
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| armand-marie-vincent-joseph renier director of the Geological Survey of Belgium, BE (b. 1876) |
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| gustave renier (b. 1867) |
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| henri renier Belgian politician (1878-1948), BE (b. 1878) |
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