Retem Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Retem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1711:225,91625,485
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Retem (20) may also be a first name.

Retem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Retem is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,222,957th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Retem are found; 90 percent are found in North Africa and 90 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 225,916. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Tissemsilt Province, where 70 percent are found and Guelma Province, where 30 percent are found. Aside from Algeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rettem918/
Restem915/
Reteme912/
Redteam830/
Rotem802,384/
Re'em80353/
Resem80102/
Ratem8088/
Reten8074/
Retim8030/
Ritem8027/
Retne808/
Rittem731,716/
Reiten731,226/
Ressem73226/
Reuten73168/
Rottem73139/
Reteng73128/
Resten73122/
Raitem7367/
Reisem7340/
Rothem7338/
Rystem7325/
Ristem7324/
Rethen7318/
Rathem7313/
Ridtem7313/
Rettne7313/
Retten7312/
Ratiem7311/
Retien737/
Rotiem737/
Reaten735/
Retime734/
Rattem734/
Restim732/
Rateem732/
Reyten732/
Riteim731/
Reesem731/
Rieten731/
Hreten731/
Retent731/
Rechem731/
Roteam731/
Reasem730/
Rene6763,313/
Ream678,351/
Reim676,561/
Reym67447/
Rechten67175/
Reehten6771/
Reisten6767/
Hristem6759/
Rettien6758/
Rejsten6712/
Åresten6712/
Retn6710/
Retteen678/
Retteng676/
Reythen675/
Rithtem674/
Reesemd672/
Reethen672/
Reichem671/
Reijten671/
Reissem671/
Retienė671/
Reitten671/
Ritthem671/
Reuthen671/
Riethen670/
Restenk670/
Rheiten670/
Reshten670/
Reutten670/
Reesten670/

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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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  • 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 Retem
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