Ret Surname

144,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Ret Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,2241:12,6531,049
Philippines8241:122,86221,112
Italy1181:518,27751,664
France1101:603,84379,953
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Russia1021:1,412,97198,464
Vietnam801:1,158,0761,958
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
India411:18,708,912282,725
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
England311:1,797,35772,927
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Slovakia181:296,46943,115
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Rét (20) are calculated separately.

Ret (5,714) may also be a first name.

Ret Last Name Facts

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

Ret (Hindi: रेत, Marathi: रॅत, Oriya: େରତ, Russian: Рет) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It can also be rendered as: Rét. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ret? popularity and diffusion

It is the 144,785th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,376,115 people. The surname Ret is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Ret live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 40 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 88,392nd most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 5,714 people.

Ret is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is held by 1,224 people, or 1 in 12,653. In Cambodia Ret is most numerous in: Battambang Province, where 44 percent live, Siem Reap Province, where 20 percent live and Kratié Province, where 6 percent live. Apart from Cambodia it exists in 70 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 27 percent live and Italy, where 4 percent live.

Ret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ret has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ret surname increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 443 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ret Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ret last name is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Ret earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.69% more than the national average, earning $65,886 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rét8920/
Reat8610,416/
Reut866,951/
Riet864,878/
Rest863,418/
Rets862,033/
Rete861,281/
Reth861,068/
Reyt86931/
Reit86909/
Rett86732/
Reet86337/
Hret86225/
Redt8672/
Rejt8622/
Retd867/
Reht862/
Rhet861/
Rret861/
Rezt861/
Re8041,637/
Reath7535,967/
Reith7512,558/
Rieth756,213/
Reist753,261/
Recht752,554/
Reidt751,373/
Rhett751,370/
Reite75657/
Reate75497/
Reutt75467/
Reast75439/
Reste75431/
Rethe75302/
Hrets75195/
Rette75179/
Reeth75164/
Rejtő75164/
Reyth75163/
Riedt75143/
Reuth75133/
Reits75118/
Reest75112/
Reyst7580/
Reets7579/
Reddt7557/
Reitt7554/
Reatz7552/
Retts7541/
Reyts7526/
Readt7523/
Hretz7522/
Reyte7520/
Reydt7520/
Reete7518/
Resst7516/
Reats7514/
Reszt7512/
Reths7512/
Rhete7510/
Reedt757/
Rejth757/
Reijt755/
Reytt755/
Rehth755/
Retch755/
Hreit755/
Reizt752/
Retth752/
Reudt752/
Reitd752/
Rehtz751/
Rheat751/
Rheet751/
Restz751/
Hreat751/
Riett751/
Reezt751/
Reejt751/
Reett751/
Rrest751/
Rretz751/
Redte751/
Rehjt751/
Rieht751/
Retsh751/
Hreet751/
Hrest751/
Reatt750/
Reiht750/
Restt750/
Rheit750/
Retsj750/
Rey67195,449/
Rea6785,766/
Ree6737,399/
Rit6715,332/
Rei6711,776/
Red678,280/
Reh675,357/
Rej673,931/
Res672,634/
Reu672,603/
Rep671,924/
Rez671,916/
Ryt671,327/
Reß67977/
Rie67932/
Røe67874/
Reicht67570/
Reč67277/
Reecht67210/
Reš67207/
Rhe67155/
Reithe67112/
Hre67111/
Rer67105/
Hreits6798/
Reeths6795/
Reiste6769/
Rhetts6753/
Rre6737/
Retová6733/
Reiths6731/
Retova6724/
Reitås6724/
Rheidt6722/
Øre6719/
Rje6717/
Rheydt6715/
Reatte6715/
Rge6713/
Reitts6713/
Rée6713/
Rze6711/
Reijst679/
Reshte678/
Rjt676/
Rescht676/
Reaths676/
Reethe675/
Reytts674/
Reshth674/
Reș674/
Råe674/
Reitch673/
Rhethe673/
Åre673/
Rechts673/
Reatch672/
Reitte672/
Hretts672/
Reç672/
Reytss671/
Rheits671/
Rhettz671/
Reisth671/
Reć671/
Rêe671/
Reş671/
Reidtz671/
Reeste671/
Reetts671/
Retowa671/
Restte671/
Reś671/
Rät671/
Ríe671/
Røeste671/
Rrethe671/
Reitth671/
Reettz671/
Reggit671/
Rehyts671/
Rettch670/
Retthe670/
Reathe670/
Reacht670/
Rheite670/
Reatts670/
Reastz670/
Reidtd670/
Rechte670/

Ret Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ret in the Oriya language
େରତerata75
େରଟerata25
Ret in the Hindi language
रेतreta62.5
रेटreta37.5
Ret in the Marathi language
रॅतreta57.14
रेटreta42.86
Ret in the Russian language
Ретret-

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