Retanam Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Retanam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
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 carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Retanam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It 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. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,340,647. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Kedah, where 36 percent are found, Johor, where 18 percent are found and Penang, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia Retanam occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rethanam | 93 | 15 | / |
| Retanamk | 93 | 1 | / |
| Reithanam | 88 | 1 | / |
| Retanan | 86 | 396 | / |
| Ratanam | 86 | 230 | / |
| Retenam | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ritanam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rotanam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rathanam | 80 | 737 | / |
| Rattanam | 80 | 9 | / |
| Rothanam | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ratannam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ratanamm | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rethenam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ratanaam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reteanan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Retganan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ratanaham | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rathanamm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rettenham | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ritanan | 71 | 76 | / |
| Ratenam | 71 | 18 | / |
| Rithaingam | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rattanaham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ritenam | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rathenam | 67 | 56 | / |
| Rittanan | 67 | 22 | / |
| Reetanon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ritenham | 67 | 0 | / |
Retanam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Retanam in the Marathi language | ||
| रेतनाम | retanama | - |
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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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