Retort Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Retort Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Retort Last Name Facts

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

The last name Retort occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Retort click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retort? popularity and diffusion

Retort is the 1,765,740th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Retort reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 3,519,019. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 49 percent live, Ohio, where 20 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Retort Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Retort are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65% being registered to vote for the political party.

Retort earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.88% less than the national average, earning $38,023 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retor91680/
Restor831,115/
Reytor83930/
Reitor83389/
Retour83344/
Retore83262/
Reutor8359/
Retert8356/
Ritort8355/
Rettor8331/
Retord8329/
Rethor8324/
Redtor832/
Reetor832/
Rietor831/
Rejtor831/
Retart831/
Rotort830/
Rettore771,805/
Rethore77843/
Roetert77240/
Ruitort7747/
Riotort7741/
Rettert7723/
Rechtor7716/
Restorp7714/
Restore7711/
Reystor774/
Retarte773/
Retoure772/
Retorre772/
Restart771/
Rattort771/
Reitert771/
Rethour771/
Rathort771/
Resztor771/
Rethert770/
Rietert770/
Retar73187/
Ritor7368/
Rytor7334/
Reattoir7127/
Rheatore712/
Reithart712/
Rettorre711/
Reithert711/
Resdtart710/
Reichtor710/
Reathart710/
Rotert671,541/
Restar671,045/
Rajtor67143/
Ratert6786/
Raitor6783/
Ritore6763/
Retare6752/
Ristor6752/
Reitar6744/
Restár6727/
Reytar6725/
Rejtar6725/
Rytorp6715/
Rotart6715/
Rittor6715/
Roitor677/
Retard677/
Raytor676/
Roetherdt675/
Riotor675/
Reattoire673/
Reteur673/
Ritart673/
Retarh671/
Ruitor671/
Rehtar671/
Rethar671/
Ritortová671/
Ratart671/
Ritert671/
Rytert671/
Rötert671/
Rettar670/
Reitehour670/

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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 Retort
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