Retelj Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Retelj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 189 | 1:13,162 | 3,149 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Retelj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Retelj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Retelj is most common in Slovenia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Retelj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,101,507th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. Retelj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Retelj are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 13,162. In Slovenia Retelj is primarily concentrated in: Southeast Slovenia, where 53 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 32 percent live and Upper Carniola, where 7 percent live. Not including Slovenia Retelj occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent live and Croatia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recelj | 83 | 47 | / |
| Retele | 83 | 7 | / |
| Retela | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rešelj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Retlej | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rettele | 77 | 135 | / |
| Retelet | 77 | 72 | / |
| Rettela | 77 | 15 | / |
| Retteli | 77 | 8 | / |
| Resteli | 77 | 7 | / |
| Retelio | 77 | 3 | / |
| Restely | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rethele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reteles | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roettele | 71 | 186 | / |
| Roetheli | 71 | 116 | / |
| Roethele | 71 | 37 | / |
| Rettelet | 71 | 12 | / |
| Rethelyi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Retteler | 71 | 4 | / |
| Retheliy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Reestely | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rethelle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reitiely | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rzetelha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roettelé | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rzetiela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Retali | 67 | 455 | / |
| Ratele | 67 | 201 | / |
| Roteli | 67 | 119 | / |
| Rotele | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ritela | 67 | 9 | / |
| Retila | 67 | 9 | / |
| Retili | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rateli | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rytelä | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ritele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rately | 67 | 2 | / |
| Retale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Riteli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Retehless | 67 | 1 | / |
| Retole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ritely | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Retelj
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