Retkin Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Finland

Retkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland451:844,63965,213
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Finland201:274,83520,939
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Retkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retkin (Russian: Реткин) occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Retkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Retkin are found; 57 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Retkin is most common in Poland, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 844,639. Barring Poland this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 26 percent reside and Finland, where 20 percent reside.

Retkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Retkin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Retkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Retkin last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retkina9240/
Raetkin921/
Rekin91841/
Retkienė865/
Redkin838,432/
Rotkin83749/
Rekina83623/
Ratkin83454/
Reckin83234/
Rezkin8369/
Reykin8337/
Rytkin8327/
Rötkin8322/
Rekint8316/
Ritkin8310/
Reukin837/
Reikin835/
Reakin832/
Rekkin831/
Riekin831/
Hrekin831/
Rekien831/
Reďkin831/
Reškin831/
Reekin830/
Rekn802/
Redkina777,455/
Rechkin772,690/
Reshkin77579/
Ritking7794/
Rekienė7786/
Retchin7772/
Rothkin7759/
Reiskin7750/
Reykina7745/
Reiking7737/
Roetken7727/
Ritkina7722/
Radtkin7717/
Raitkin7711/
Rytkina7710/
Reckina7710/
Reckihn779/
Rekindt779/
Reckien778/
Hreikin773/
Reikina771/
Red'kin771/
Rekinne771/
Readkin770/
Raetken770/
Rathkin770/
Reken731,114/
Rikin73555/
Rykin73357/
Recin7342/
Rekyn7335/
Rekne734/
Reqin731/
Ratkienė71122/
Reiskind7157/
Rotkienė7136/
Rekinova7125/
Raitkina7116/
Hrechkin716/
Rejskind713/
Reedking711/
Reidking711/
Reikienė711/
Redkienė711/
Rodkin674,061/
Rieken673,979/
Redkyn67853/
Requin67536/
Raykin67487/
Rydkin67397/
Raikin67327/
Rykina67311/
Reiken67304/
Rechin67236/
Radkin67194/
Recken67137/
Rojkin67114/
Reeken6771/
Reikyn6767/
Ratkyn6759/
Reuken6757/
Reicin6755/
Rekyna6743/
Rekken6741/
Rikina6738/
Rotkyn6737/
Ryokin6735/
Redken6730/
Reyken6729/
Reichkind6725/
Ridkin6721/
Roykin6715/
Rickin6714/
Hrecin6714/
Reicen6710/
Hrekyn6710/
Rytkyn678/
Rijkin677/
Rikkin677/
Rikien676/
Rajkin675/
Reukyn675/
Rekaen674/
Ryking674/
Rikion673/
Rezkyn673/
Redkinova672/
Ritken672/
Rygkin671/
Ryzkin671/
Reikne671/
Rekend671/
Rekhne671/
Hrikin671/
Rekień671/
Ruikin671/
Reaqin670/
Ratken670/
Rujkin670/
Reaken670/
Reacin670/

Retkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Retkin in the Russian language
Реткинretkin-

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