Retelj Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Retelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1891:13,1623,149
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Retelj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retelj is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retelj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,101,507th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. Retelj occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Retelj reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 13,162. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Southeast Slovenia, where 53 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 32 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 7 percent reside. Other than Slovenia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent reside and Croatia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Recelj8347/
Retele837/
Retela833/
Rešelj831/
Retlej831/
Rettele77135/
Retelet7772/
Rettela7715/
Retteli778/
Resteli777/
Retelio773/
Restely771/
Rethele771/
Reteles771/
Roettele71186/
Roetheli71116/
Roethele7137/
Rettelet7112/
Rethelyi718/
Retteler714/
Retheliy713/
Reestely711/
Rethelle711/
Reitiely711/
Rzetelha711/
Roettelé711/
Rzetiela711/
Retali67455/
Ratele67201/
Roteli67119/
Rotele6788/
Ritela679/
Retila679/
Retili675/
Rateli675/
Rytelä674/
Ritele674/
Rately672/
Retale672/
Riteli672/
Retehless671/
Retole671/
Ritely670/

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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
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  • 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 Retelj
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