Retkes Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Retkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3761:26,1072,906
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Retkeš (1) & Retkéš (1) are calculated separately.

Retkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retkes occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Retkeš or Retkéš. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Retkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 711,133rd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. Retkes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Retkes live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Retkes is most widespread in Hungary, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 26,107. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Bács-Kiskun County, where 47 percent are found, Pest County, where 34 percent are found and Csongrád County, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Hungary this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 4 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Retkes Last Name Statistics demography

Retkes earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retkeš941/
Retkéš891/
Ritkes8324/
Ratkes837/
Retkesová808/
Retkesova804/
Ratkesh776/
Rotkies771/
Ritketts711/
Rotkis6781/
Ratkis678/
Ritkis675/
Rytkys675/
Retkešová672/
Reitchess672/
Ridkes672/
Ritches6228/
Rotkajs6227/
Redches620/
Redquest5761/
Rodkis502/
Radkez501/

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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 Retkes
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