Retein Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Retein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Retein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Retein is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Retein is the 3,485,539th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Retein are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Retein is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Bougainville, where 92 percent live and National Capital District, where 4 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 22 percent live and Spain, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reteyin921/
Retechin8612/
Reistein862/
Resteing861/
Hreitein861/
Reshtein861/
Resthein860/
Rechtein860/
Ritein8323/
Retoin8320/
Rethen8318/
Retean838/
Retien837/
Retain835/
Rethin833/
Retine832/
Retgen832/
Rotein831/
Retene830/
Resteigne8028/
Reishtein8013/
Reichtein801/
Restine77160/
Restoin77155/
Rettien7758/
Rettgen7746/
Roetean7730/
Ristein7723/
Rethina7717/
Retijin7711/
Retteen778/
Reatain775/
Reythen775/
Restain774/
Reethen772/
Retisin772/
Rettain771/
Reuthen771/
Rattein771/
Retesen771/
Rethain771/
Retienė771/
Roteijn771/
Rystein771/
Raethin770/
Rethgen770/
Raethen770/
Roethen770/
Reitine770/
Riethen770/
Rathein770/
Restean770/
Reishstein751/
Retan73323/
Hreitine71155/
Risthein7148/
Restoint7143/
Restaine7142/
Rechtine7119/
Reshteyn7110/
Reategne719/
Reititin714/
Raystein714/
Hreytine712/
Roethien712/
Rajstein712/
Roistein712/
Rahatein711/
Reetoing711/
Rechtene710/
Reitan673,030/
Restan671,056/
Retang67846/
Rithin67367/
H'Reitine67232/
Rethan67133/
Reytan6773/
Rothin6771/
Ratean6747/
Rathin6739/
Ritgin6735/
Ritene6732/
Rejtan6731/
Retanh6713/
Ratuin6711/
Rettan6710/
Ratoin6710/
Rotain679/
Ratain678/
Ritine677/
Restán676/
Raisstein675/
Hreithine672/
Riteen672/
Reatan672/
Reetan672/
Reisztain672/
Rotean672/
Reutan671/
Ritain671/
H'Reitien671/
H'Reytine671/
Retane671/
Hretan671/
Reyshteyn671/
Rehtan671/
Reztan671/
Retahn671/
Retoun671/
Riteim671/
Hryshtein671/
Rietan670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Retein
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