Retro Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Retro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium201:574,83253,219
France51:13,284,544357,392
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Rétro (1) are calculated separately.

Retro (217) may also be a first name.

Retro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retro (Russian: Ретро) occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Rétro. Click here for further possible spellings of Retro.

How Common Is The Last Name Retro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Retro is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Retro live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Retro is also the 612,983rd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 217 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 574,832. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 95 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Belgium it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent reside and Colombia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rétro931/
Retroz91173/
Retrou9164/
Retrot9121/
Reutro9116/
Retros917/
Restro914/
Reatro913/
Retroo912/
Retroi911/
Retrop911/
Rero891,761/
Restrop834/
Retrois833/
Rethroh830/
Rerod80603/
Riero80152/
Retra80151/
Rhero8070/
Ratro8033/
Rerop8017/
Reroz808/
Ritro806/
Reero805/
Reroy803/
Rerot803/
Reros803/
Reyro803/
Reruo802/
Rearo801/
Rerho801/
Reroa801/
Rgero801/
Reyterou7712/
Ritrot73973/
Rotrou73527/
Rietra73128/
Restra7336/
Rearos7322/
Rerhou7313/
Riotro7311/
Reareo7310/
Rieyro738/
Rotroj735/
Ritrop734/
Ritroj734/
Ritrod733/
Rherho732/
Ratroi732/
Hrrero732/
Rerrot732/
Rerouz732/
Ristro731/
Retraz731/
Retreu731/
Retrat731/
Reetra731/
Rerooz731/
Retróz731/
Rierho731/
Ratroo731/
Reyreo731/
Reuroo731/
Retrah731/
Rierro731/
Rerooy731/
Reeroy730/
Rera672,159/
Riro67868/
Reetraa6725/
Restrat6724/
Rehropp6719/
Raitero677/
Rhitrot676/
Ryro673/
Rjro671/
Reyroth671/
Reutreu671/
Rehrooz671/
Rearoud670/
Restrau670/
Reistra670/

Retro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Retro in the Russian language
Ретроretro-

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