Reetam Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Reetam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reetam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Reetam (358) may also be a first name.

Reetam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reetam (Hindi: रीतम) is carried by more people in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reetam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Reetam live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 460,276th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 358 people.

Reetam is most widespread in Mauritius, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 258,683. In Mauritius Reetam is primarily concentrated in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 80 percent are found and Grand Port District, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritius it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reetham9217/
Retam9141/
Restam8327/
Rettam8325/
Retham834/
Reetan832/
Ruetam831/
Redtam831/
Rehtam831/
Retame831/
Reistam7715/
Årestam7712/
Restham773/
Rejstam771/
Riehtam771/
Redteam770/
Ratam73980/
Retan73323/
Ritam73255/
Rotam73170/
Retom7314/
Reetahan711/
Retamova711/
Reitan673,030/
Restan671,056/
Retang67846/
Restom67362/
Ristam67313/
Ratham67223/
Rethan67133/
Rattam6789/
Rotham6779/
Reytan6773/
Rottam6766/
Rautam6754/
Rejtan6731/
Raatam6725/
Ritham6713/
Retanh6713/
Reeton6712/
Rettan6710/
Rystam679/
Retean678/
Raitam677/
Routam676/
Rihtam676/
Rittam676/
Retain675/
Rahtam674/
Reatan672/
Ratamm672/
Retoum671/
Rajtam671/
Reutan671/
Rijtam671/
Retane671/
Hretan671/
Rataam671/
Rataim671/
Rotaam671/
Rotaim671/
Rytham671/
Rodtam671/
Retahn671/
Reethahan671/
Roteam671/
Rehtan671/
Reztan671/
Rietan670/
Rethom670/

Reetam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reetam in the Hindi language
रीतमritama90.91
रीटमritama9.09

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Reetam
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