Retesi Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Retesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Retesi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania631:318,69628,224
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581

The alternate forms: Rétesi (1) are calculated separately.

Retesi (11) may also be a first name.

Retesi Last Name Facts

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

Retesi occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Rétesi. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retesi? popularity and diffusion

Retesi is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Retesi live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in Romanian Europe. Retesi is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 318,696. In Romania it is mostly found in: Mureș County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Romania Retesi is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rétesi941/
Retegi8397/
Retisi8366/
Retezi8337/
Ritesi831/
Rettegi77106/
Retheese711/
Retiza673,227/
Reteza6795/
Rétegi6734/
Retyci671/
Ritisi671/
Retise671/
Retize670/
Retheiser670/
Retege670/
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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 Retesi
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