Retsa Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Retsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 261 | 1:42,451 | 6,855 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Retsä (16) are calculated separately.
Retsa (292) may also be a first name.
Retsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Retsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Retsa has its highest incidence in Greece. It can also appear in the variant forms: Retsä. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Retsa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Retsa is the 956,400th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Retsa are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 516,683rd most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 292 people.
The surname Retsa is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 42,451. In Greece it is most common in: Central Greece, where 60 percent are found, Attica, where 39 percent are found and South Aegean, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Greece it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Retsa
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