Where Does The Last Name Retain Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Retain is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retain? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 8,193,072^nd most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Retain live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491^st most frequent first name in the world, held by 12 people.

The last name Retain is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Retain is primarily found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent are found and Sarawak, where 50 percent are found. Barring Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Retain Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Retain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Retain surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.