Retsja Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Retsja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retsja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland101:549,67032,186
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Retsja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retsja is more frequently found in Finland than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retsja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Retsja is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Retsja are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Finland, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 549,670. In Finland it is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 80 percent reside, South Karelia, where 10 percent reside and Tavastia Proper, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Finland it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 42 percent reside and Ireland, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retsa91273/
Resja912/
Retsas83561/
Hretsa83106/
Retsha8395/
Reutsa8392/
Retsya8331/
Retsat831/
Rethsa831/
Retsia831/
Hretsai779/
Rhetsha772/
Reisjaa771/
Resia73254/
Retza73116/
Resya73107/
Ritsa7337/
Resea7335/
Retso7310/
Retca735/
Rezja733/
Redsa733/
Risja732/
Rytsa731/
Rezsa731/
Rietscha7170/
Retschat712/
Ressia671,241/
Rescia67689/
Hrytsa67518/
Redsea67458/
Reseau67340/
Rhetso67279/
Retsos67179/
Rejcha6786/
Retcha6775/
Rrezja6773/
Retsou6773/
Resyad6764/
Retsoy6745/
Resias6741/
Risjad6739/
Raitsa6737/
Risjah6736/
Reusia6727/
Rytsai6722/
Reisya6714/
Reshea6713/
Resiah6712/
Raytsa679/
Resiha678/
Resyah678/
Rehsia678/
Ratsia676/
Reshia675/
Ritsat675/
Ritsas675/
Reszia674/
Rytsay674/
Retsoi674/
Risjat673/
Rehtso673/
Ritsap673/
Reisia672/
Retsio672/
Reitza672/
Riettscha671/
Rhesia671/
Retsie671/
Ressya671/
Resiea671/
Riesjo671/
Ritsia671/
Resgia671/
Rettso671/
Reetso671/
Reatza671/
Reasia671/
Retschast670/
Reitso670/
Retsey670/
Retcay670/
Reetza670/

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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 Retsja
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