Retanam Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Retanam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retanam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Retanam (11) may also be a first name.

Retanam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retanam (Marathi: रेतनाम) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Retanam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Retanam are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Retanam is also the 3,487,849th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

Retanam is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,340,647. In Malaysia it is most common in: Kedah, where 36 percent are found, Johor, where 18 percent are found and Penang, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rethanam9315/
Retanamk931/
Reithanam881/
Retanan86396/
Ratanam86230/
Retenam868/
Ritanam861/
Rotanam861/
Rathanam80737/
Rattanam809/
Rothanam808/
Ratannam804/
Ratanamm802/
Rethenam802/
Ratanaam801/
Reteanan801/
Retganan801/
Ratanaham752/
Rathanamm752/
Rettenham750/
Ritanan7176/
Ratenam7118/
Rithaingam717/
Rattanaham711/
Ritenam710/
Rathenam6756/
Rittanan6722/
Reetanon671/
Ritenham670/

Retanam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Retanam in the Marathi language
रेतनामretanama-

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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 Retanam
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