Retana Surname

20,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Retana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico10,9981:11,2861,095
Costa Rica8,4721:564142
United States2,4331:148,97615,354
El Salvador1,9031:3,334422
Guatemala1,1931:13,4811,300
Spain4511:103,6638,384
Philippines3591:282,00140,782
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
France171:3,907,219231,005
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Panama41:978,06412,245
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belize21:177,7373,502
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Retaña (60) are calculated separately.

Retana (170) may also be a first name.

Retana Last Name Facts

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

Retana (Hindi: रेताना, Marathi: रेतना, Russian: Ретана) is most common in Mexico. It can also occur in the variant forms: Retaña. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,943rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 279,677 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Retana reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Retana is also the 701,320th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 170 people.

This surname is most widely held in Mexico, where it is held by 10,998 people, or 1 in 11,286. In Mexico Retana is most common in: México, where 24 percent reside, Mexico City, where 17 percent reside and Durango, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Mexico this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Retana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Retana last name are 35.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.07% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retaña9460/
Restana92132/
Reytana9276/
Rietana929/
Rethana925/
Retanna925/
Retanga924/
Retanah922/
Retanas921/
Reştana921/
Raetana921/
Rretana921/
Restaina862/
Ratana832,108/
Rotana831,812/
Retano83518/
Retona83124/
Retani8391/
Ritana8385/
Retena8324/
Retanh8313/
Retane831/
Rytana831/
Rattana7716,064/
Raytana77636/
Ristana77332/
Reteuna77309/
Rettani77160/
Rathana77130/
Ratanna7777/
Raetano7739/
Rahtana7729/
Retagne7728/
Rejtano7726/
Restane7726/
Rietano7718/
Restona7716/
Ratanay7714/
Retaino7714/
Hretane7710/
Retanio779/
Hretani778/
Rottana778/
Rettano776/
Ratanah776/
Radtana775/
Rothana774/
Ritanga774/
Retanno774/
Reytano773/
Retangi773/
Ratanai773/
Ritanay773/
Reutena772/
Rotanna772/
Raitana771/
Roetano771/
Rithana771/
Reztane771/
Rajtana771/
Rataana771/
Reitany771/
Rettena771/
Rhetani771/
Reztano771/
Rotaana771/
Hretany771/
Restaña771/
Retanii771/
Rittana771/
Reteina770/
Hreetani711,820/
Restagno71699/
Rettangi71133/
Restaine7142/
Restanho7128/
Rojtanat7127/
Rotthana7119/
Ratthana7116/
Reshtani7115/
Rodthana719/
Rathanna718/
Ratahina716/
Raitanai716/
Rojthana715/
Rattanah714/
Rattanai714/
Hreitany713/
Retained713/
Raathana713/
Hreytani712/
Reistano712/
Rettanni712/
Rathtana712/
Ratttana712/
Hreitane711/
Raitanga711/
Restatno711/
Retteena711/
Ratanaha711/
Ratanaih711/
Rithanga711/
Hreytany711/
Hreïtane711/
Rathanay711/
Restagni711/
Restayno711/
Resteina711/
Reyhtani711/
Rethaniy711/
Rethenau711/
Rattanna711/
Rethanoo711/
Reutenau710/
Ratona67218/
Ritona6798/
Rotona6785/
Retone6782/
Ritano6781/
Retoni6753/
Retaño6744/
Ritani6740/
H'Reitani6732/
Restainer6725/
Ratena6717/
Retono6715/
Ritane675/
Ritany674/
Ruithanga674/
Rotena672/
Rettaangi671/
Hreitanie671/
H'Reitany671/
Restainno671/
Rytanh671/

Retana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Retana in the Hindi language
रेतानाretana73.33
रेटानाretana20
रेतनाretana6.67
Retana in the Marathi language
रेतनाretana60
रेटानाretana40
Retana in the Russian language
Ретанаretana-

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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
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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 Retana
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