Recta Surname

283,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Recta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Recta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,2841:78,84613,643
Nicaragua381:158,4502,273
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Recta (46) may also be a first name.

Recta Last Name Facts

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

Recta is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Recta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Recta is the 283,967th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,374,296 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Recta live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 46 people.

It is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,284 people, or 1 in 78,846. In The Philippines Recta is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 27 percent live, Davao Region, where 17 percent live and National Capital Region, where 8 percent live. Other than The Philippines it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nicaragua, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Recta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Recta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Recta last name grew 271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Recta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Recta surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Recta earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rechta9130/
Rectas911/
Recto8020,371/
Rekta80731/
Rejta8068/
Ricta8015/
Recty806/
Rezta806/
Regta803/
Rychta73697/
Recter73112/
Richta7394/
Rekhta7359/
Rickta7311/
Rejcti734/
Rechti733/
Reekta731/
Rictha731/
Rexcto731/
Reacto731/
Rectos731/
Rectop731/
Rechte730/
Riecto730/
Reckter6723/
Redstad672/
Reactto672/
Ricta'a671/
Ricktha671/
Reazeta671/
Recther671/
Rechtti671/
Reicter670/

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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 Recta
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