Retsä Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Retsä Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retsä Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland151:366,44725,366
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Retsa (273) are calculated separately.

Retsä Last Name Facts

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

The last name Retsä has its highest incidence in Finland. It may also occur in the variant forms: Retsa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retsä? popularity and diffusion

The surname Retsä is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Retsä is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Retsä live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Retsä is most widely held in Finland, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 366,447. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 100 percent reside. Not including Finland this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Estonia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retsa93273/
Retsi8058/
Rötsä8032/
Retse809/
Rytsä808/
Retsö806/
Retsy802/
Retsis73131/
Hretsa73106/
Retsha7395/
Retser7352/
Retsoy7345/
Retshe7331/
Reatsi7317/
Reutse737/
Retsoi734/
Rysets732/
Retzes732/
Resets732/
Retjes731/
Resits731/
Retsep731/
Rethsa731/
Reetse731/
Retsee731/
Retsie731/
Retsey730/
Resa675,004/
Rese671,029/
Reitzes67305/
Reutsoi67104/
Rysä6781/
Rechyts6756/
Resö6747/
Rechets6747/
Resy6740/
Rehetsy6716/
Reitsis6715/
Reutsoy6711/
Hretsai679/
Retschy676/
Retschi673/
Rhetsha672/
Reytser672/
Rettges671/
Retzuis671/
Richets671/
Rettser671/
Rhetshe671/
Ricetts671/
Retszyi671/
Reitzis671/

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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 Retsä
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