Retano Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Retano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico4011:309,5426,892
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Retaño (44) are calculated separately.

Retano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retano is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Retaño. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Retano? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 600,164th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,068,621 people. The last name Retano occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Retano are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

This surname is most common in Mexico, where it is carried by 401 people, or 1 in 309,542. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Jalisco, where 78 percent reside, Nayarit, where 6 percent reside and Colima, where 3 percent reside. Besides Mexico this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Retano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Retano last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Retano earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.12% less than the national average, earning $30,585 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retaño9444/
Rejtano9226/
Rietano9218/
Retaino9214/
Rettano926/
Retanno924/
Reytano923/
Reztano921/
Restagno86699/
Restanho8628/
Reistano862/
Rethanoo861/
Restayno861/
Restatno861/
Retana8326,057/
Ritano8381/
Retono8315/
Restainno801/
Raitano77686/
Restana77132/
Reytana7776/
Rittano7758/
Rijtano7734/
Restaño7721/
Rietana779/
Retanna775/
Rethana775/
Retanga774/
Ritagno772/
Retanah772/
Raytano772/
Reştana771/
Retanas771/
Reitàno771/
Rretana771/
Ristagno71971/
Ristanot717/
Restaina712/
Resteino711/
Rithango711/
Retona67124/
Ritana6785/
Retaña6760/
Ritono6731/
Ritaño673/
Rytana671/
Ristangno671/

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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 Retano
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