Retain Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Retain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Retain (12) may also be a first name.
Retain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Retain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Retain is most common in Malaysia. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Retain? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Retain are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Retain is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 12 people.
The surname Retain is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is most common in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent live and Sarawak, where 50 percent live. Other than Malaysia Retain exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.
Retain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Retain has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Retain
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