Retorta Surname

593,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Portugal

Retorta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retorta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4121:245,72436,968
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Retorta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retorta is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retorta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 593,568th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,881,040 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Retorta are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 412 people, or 1 in 245,724. In The Philippines Retorta is mostly found in: Caraga, where 40 percent live, National Capital Region, where 21 percent live and Calabarzon, where 13 percent live. Other than The Philippines this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 11 percent live and Spain, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reterta86184/
Retorto8674/
Rotorta861/
Retorted8010/
Retartha8010/
Restorto801/
Ratortau801/
Retuirtas751/
Ritorto71965/
Raterta71917/
Rotarta7142/
Returto714/
Retarte713/
Ritorti712/
Roterta711/
Rotorto711/
Ristorto67620/
Riotorto67153/
Ritharte531/

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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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  • 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 Retorta
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