Retsby Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Retsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

Retsby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retsby occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retsby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Retsby occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Retsby reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Retsby is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 313,595. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 50 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 50 percent are found. Not including Denmark it occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 10 percent are found.

Retsby Last Name Statistics demography

Retsby earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 2.46% less than the national average, earning 337,576 kr per year.

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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
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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 Retsby
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