Retta Surname
Approximately 5,973 people bear this surname
Retta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,864 | 1:25,245 | 3,162 |
| Argentina | 503 | 1:84,977 | 7,183 |
| United States | 453 | 1:800,130 | 61,707 |
| Mexico | 290 | 1:428,021 | 8,237 |
| Italy | 253 | 1:241,726 | 32,841 |
| India | 166 | 1:4,620,876 | 119,070 |
| Indonesia | 161 | 1:821,424 | 62,240 |
| Uruguay | 78 | 1:43,997 | 4,984 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Retta (33,357) may also be a first name.
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Retta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Retta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Retta (Hindi: रेतता, Russian: Ретта) occurs most in Ethiopia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Retta? popularity and diffusion
Retta is the 81,342nd most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,220,081 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Retta reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 25,662nd most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 33,357 people.
The surname Retta is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,864 people, or 1 in 25,245. Beside Ethiopia it exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Retta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Retta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Retta last name grew 1,888 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Retta Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Retta surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Retta earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 36.84% less than the national average, earning €18,967 per year; in United States they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $45,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $48,256 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Retta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Retta in the Hindi language | ||
| रेतता | retata | - |
| Retta in the Russian language | ||
| Ретта | retta | - |
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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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- 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 Retta
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