Retama Surname

196,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Retama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,9681:63,0722,946
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Retama (30) may also be a first name.

Retama Last Name Facts

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

Retama (Hindi: रेतमा) is found most frequently in Mexico. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Retama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 196,264th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,411,772 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Retama are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 30 people.

Retama is most frequent in Mexico, where it is carried by 1,968 people, or 1 in 63,072. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: México, where 53 percent live, Hidalgo, where 17 percent live and Mexico City, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Retama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Retama surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Retama earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.17% less than the national average, earning $24,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Retama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Retama in the Hindi language
रेतमाretama-

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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 Retama
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