Reteff Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Reteff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reteff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada441:837,40065,151
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Reteff Last Name Facts

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

Reteff is found most in Canada. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reteff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Reteff reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Reteff is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 837,400. In Canada Reteff is mostly concentrated in: Nova Scotia, where 48 percent live, Ontario, where 23 percent live and Alberta, where 20 percent live. Beside Canada this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Reteff Last Name Statistics demography

Reteff earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $49,582 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retieff929/
Retef911/
Reteiffe861/
Retief835,518/
Retiff8312/
Roteff8311/
Riteff832/
Risteff7731/
Retiffe774/
Rateiff771/
Reatief771/
Rethiff770/
Rotteff770/
Retif731,767/
Retev7333/
Reteb735/
Retew731/
Restiffe7135/
Hristeff712/
Rettew67520/
Restif67246/
Retteb6773/
Ratiff6763/
Retiev6729/
Ritefe679/
Reteva678/
Rateif676/
Rateef676/
Rathef673/
Restev672/
Reutev671/
Reteev671/
Restew671/
Reitev671/
Rattef671/
Ratief671/
Rothef671/
Reiteb670/
Rotiff670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Reteff
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis