Rethu Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Norway

Rethu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rethu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India491:15,654,396253,566
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rethu (158) may also be a first name.

Rethu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rethu (Hindi: रेठु, Marathi: रेथू) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rethu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rethu is the 2,333,370th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Rethu reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Rethu is also the 730,165th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 158 people.

Rethu is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 15,654,396. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 57 percent reside, Telangana, where 27 percent reside and Kerala, where 6 percent reside. Not including India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rethus91443/
Reethu9135/
Rhethu911/
Reythu911/
Riethu911/
Reithu911/
Reathu911/
Retu895,173/
Rethaud836/
Restu802,720/
Reetu80894/
Rithu80474/
Rothu80231/
Rettu80125/
Rathu80109/
Reitu8099/
Hretu8043/
Retus8042/
Retau8010/
Reztu809/
Retou806/
Reteu804/
Retui803/
Reatu802/
Rythu802/
Rietu801/
Raetu801/
Roetu801/
Retut801/
Retuy801/
Reytu801/
Rethault772/
Reithaud771/
Retout73710/
Retaux73398/
Retaud73147/
Reittu73144/
Retoux73136/
Restau73126/
Resteu73106/
Rathau7359/
Rettus7355/
Rehtus7348/
Restou7346/
Rothou7341/
Rettau7335/
Retush7329/
Restui7328/
Raithu7324/
Rathuy7323/
Restus7318/
Reteux7315/
Rothau7312/
Ryothu7310/
Raathu7310/
Restuy737/
Rettou736/
Restup736/
Reatus735/
Reutou733/
Roythu733/
Retous733/
Retuch732/
Rithou732/
Reitou732/
Reytui731/
Rithau731/
Reitus731/
Rotheu731/
Reytup731/
Rejtus731/
Reatau731/
Rahthu731/
Risthu731/
Ritu6756,184/
Ratu6717,817/
Rotu67608/
Restout67326/
Restoux67218/
Restuch67123/
Retault67104/
Rithaud6780/
Restous6728/
Restuit677/
Raithui677/
Retusch674/
Restaut673/
Hrestui671/
Rouythu671/
Raathau671/
Rahathu671/
Restaud671/
Restaus671/
Restaux671/
Resteus671/
Rytu671/

Rethu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rethu in the Hindi language
रेठुrethu33.33
रेथूrethu33.33
रेठूrethu33.33
Rethu in the Marathi language
रेथूrethu33.33
रेठूrethu33.33
रेठुrethu33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rethu
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