Reteti Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Reteti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Reteti 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
Kenya5041:91,6278,222
Tanzania651:814,48642,828

Reteti (219) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Reteti Demographics

Reteti Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 16 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Reteti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reteti is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reteti? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 558,412th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,807,638 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Reteti live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 609,814th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 219 people.

The last name Reteti is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 504 people, or 1 in 91,627. In Kenya Reteti is most common in: Narok County, where 55 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 44 percent are found and Busia County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya Reteti is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.

Reteti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Retetti923/
Retetyi921/
Retete831,239/
Retiti83282/
Reteta833/
Retester710/
Retita67529/
Ritete6735/
Riteta673/
Retite671/
Retity671/
Retyte671/
Restetter670/
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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 Reteti
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