Retisi Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Retisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho441:46,1947,453
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Retisi Last Name Facts

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

Retisi is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Retisi is the 2,352,516th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Retisi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Retisi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 46,194. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Mokhotlong District, where 89 percent reside and Leribe District, where 11 percent reside. Not including Lesotho Retisi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retesi8371/
Retisa8325/
Ratisi8318/
Rotisi832/
Retusi832/
Retise831/
Ritisi831/
Ratisai77482/
Rateisi7744/
Retussi774/
Retisha772/
Restici772/
Retizzi771/
Ritiosi771/
Retoiji771/
Retiser771/
Rettigi770/
Restigis715/
Rhatisai714/
Rittisit713/
Reteatsi711/
Rithisit711/
Ritisich711/
Rethisha711/
Retiza673,227/
Ritthisit67256/
Retuci67149/
Retegi6797/
Retezi6737/
Retesa679/
Ratusi677/
Ristisich673/
Reethisha671/
Retyci671/
Ratizi671/
Ritesi671/
Ritisa671/
Rétesi671/
Rotusi671/
Ridtisier671/
Retheiser670/
Retize670/

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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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  • 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 Retisi
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