Retana Surname
Approximately 26,057 people bear this surname
Retana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 10,998 | 1:11,286 | 1,095 |
| Costa Rica | 8,472 | 1:564 | 142 |
| United States | 2,433 | 1:148,976 | 15,354 |
| El Salvador | 1,903 | 1:3,334 | 422 |
| Guatemala | 1,193 | 1:13,481 | 1,300 |
| Spain | 451 | 1:103,663 | 8,384 |
| Philippines | 359 | 1:282,001 | 40,782 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
The alternate forms: Retaña (60) are calculated separately.
Retana (170) may also be a first name.
Retana Demographics
Retana Political Affiliation
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Retana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Retana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Retana (Hindi: रेताना, Marathi: रेतना, Russian: Ретана) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It may occur as: Retaña. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Retana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Retana is the 20,943rd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 279,677 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Retana live; 51 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Retana is also the 701,320th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 170 people.
Retana is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 10,998 people, or 1 in 11,286. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: México, where 24 percent reside, Mexico City, where 17 percent reside and Durango, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico this last name is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Retana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Retana are 35.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.07% registered with the political party.
Retana earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning $37,949 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Retana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Retana in the Hindi language | ||
| रेताना | retana | 73.33 |
| रेटाना | retana | 20 |
| रेतना | retana | 6.67 |
| Retana in the Marathi language | ||
| रेतना | retana | 60 |
| रेटाना | retana | 40 |
| Retana in the Russian language | ||
| Ретана | retana | - |
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Retana Reference & Research
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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 Retana
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