Retamo Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Peru

Retamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Retamo Last Name Facts

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

Retamo occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Retamo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retamo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Retamo is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Retamo live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 127,844,293. In Japan it is most common in: Osaka Prefecture, where 100 percent are found. Barring Japan it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reitamo927/
Retamos923/
Restamo923/
Reistamo862/
Reittamo861/
Retama832,136/
Ratamo8314/
Retomo8313/
Ritamo839/
Rotamo833/
Retamas7785/
Restama7784/
Rehtomo7760/
Rihtamo7720/
Rettama7718/
Raitamo7714/
Reitama7711/
Retamma776/
Rathamo774/
Ristamo774/
Ritamoi772/
Retaima771/
Raetama771/
Ritamos771/
Reitamaa714/
Rathamoh713/
Roetamma713/
Ristaimo712/
Reetamma712/
Reethama711/
Ratemo677,850/
Rotama67412/
Retoma67326/
Ratama67308/
Rotomo6795/
Ratomo6780/
Ritama6744/
Retema677/
Reethamma675/
Retaahama671/

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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
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  • 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 Retamo
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