Retel Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Retel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2591:256,45839,566
Netherlands1731:97,61415,899
Poland1451:262,12932,497
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Wales71:442,07621,198
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Retèl (10) are calculated separately.

Retel (53) may also be a first name.

Retel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retel (Marathi: रेतेल, Russian: Ретель) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Retèl. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 449,013th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,614,177 people. Retel occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Retel live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 27 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 53 people.

Retel is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 256,458. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 39 percent are found, Guadeloupe, where 22 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 23 percent are found and Poland, where 19 percent are found.

Retel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Retel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Retel surname expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Retel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Retel surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Retel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.82% less than the national average, earning $37,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.23% more than the national average, earning $67,681 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retèl9310/
Restel91534/
Reitel91326/
Retiel91171/
Rettel91143/
Retell9192/
Rietel9156/
Redtel9116/
Reutel9115/
Reytel916/
Rethel916/
Reatel911/
Reztel911/
Reetel910/
Roetel910/
Retl8953/
Roethel83578/
Reithel83329/
Restell83294/
Raethel83138/
Rettell83121/
Resstel83100/
Reistel8397/
Reutell8334/
Reythel8313/
Rethell832/
Roettel832/
Resteel831/
Reuthel831/
Rietell830/
Rechtel830/
Ratel803,378/
Rytel802,197/
Resel80659/
Ritel80289/
Rotel80265/
Recel80214/
Rettl80148/
Reçel80148/
Reele8099/
Reßel8037/
Reitl8024/
Rietl8021/
Retil8012/
Reelh8011/
Restl808/
Reatl803/
Rötel802/
Retlt801/
Rätel801/
Ressel735,266/
Rittel731,289/
Reisel73774/
Röthel73758/
Rathel73624/
Rechel73543/
Räthel73332/
Resell73308/
Rattel73285/
Rotell73182/
Rothel73157/
Ratell73108/
Rättel7381/
Ritell7379/
Rotiel7376/
Ryttel7370/
Roitel7359/
Röttel7359/
Rytell7348/
Reelle7333/
Rottel7332/
Ristel7332/
Reehle7323/
Raitel7321/
Reißel7321/
Ratiel7310/
Roytel738/
Reysel737/
Reecel737/
Rejsel736/
Raatel735/
Reseel734/
Rithel734/
Riotel733/
Reesel733/
Rettil733/
Hrehel733/
Riceel732/
Reseld732/
Hritel732/
Rituel732/
Restil732/
Rheelh732/
Raytel732/
Rotuel731/
Resiel731/
Recell731/
Reheld731/
Reistl731/
Ridtel731/
Rohtel731/
Riteel731/
Reicel731/
Rythel731/
Ruitel731/
Riteld731/
Restyl731/
Rateel731/
Rhitel730/
Ratuel730/
Reasel730/
Reichtell7111/
Real6794,012/
Reichel6731,911/
Reil677,194/
Reul673,558/
Raithel672,942/
Rele672,522/
Rothell67465/
Rathell67349/
Rejl67268/
Reyl67123/
Ressell67118/
Rejszel67118/
Rattell67107/
Rejchel6790/
Reiselt6779/
Reiszel6742/
Ritl6740/
Richtel6739/
Reszelő6736/
Reachel6731/
Rottell6728/
Rittell6722/
Ristell6714/
Rathael6713/
Relh6710/
Ratl678/
Reisiel677/
Rathiel676/
Reissel676/
Rithell676/
Reechel675/
Rechell675/
Reychel675/
Rotl674/
Reisell673/
Hressel673/
Retlová672/
Rehseld672/
Rahtell672/
Rahatel671/
Raittel671/
Ruystel671/
Rehiell671/
Reisehl671/
Reithil671/
Rgel671/
Årestål671/
Rejsiel671/
Riettil671/
Risztel671/
Rothiel671/
Ruitele671/
Rychtel671/
Raaheel671/
Rysstel671/
Reicelt671/
Restill670/
Resielt670/
Reysell670/
Reheele670/
Rezsell670/

Retel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Retel in the Marathi language
रेतेलretela-
Retel in the Russian language
Ретельretel-

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