Retova Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Retova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Retová (33) are calculated separately.
Retova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Retova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Retova (Russian: Ретова) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Retová. For other potential spellings of Retova click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Retova? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Retova live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Retova is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 7,206,153. In Russia Retova is most common in: Moscow, where 55 percent live, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 15 percent live and Ulyanovsk Oblast, where 10 percent live. Aside from Russia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 4 percent live and Bulgaria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Retova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Retova in the Russian language | ||
| Ретова | retova | - |
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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 Retova
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