Retta Surname

81,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Retta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,8641:25,2453,162
Argentina5031:84,9777,183
United States4531:800,13061,707
Mexico2901:428,0218,237
Italy2531:241,72632,841
India1661:4,620,876119,070
Indonesia1611:821,42462,240
Uruguay781:43,9974,984
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
England121:4,643,172139,951
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Retta (33,357) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rietta91220/
Rettat91117/
Roetta91107/
Rhetta9178/
Rettau9135/
Rettas9130/
Reetta9113/
Reutta917/
Rettay915/
Restta912/
Rettaa911/
Reatta910/
Reta8955,540/
Reettaa833/
Rotta809,476/
Resta809,436/
Retaj807,597/
Ratta803,746/
Ritta801,763/
Rieta801,446/
Retto801,260/
Reeta80902/
Reuta80748/
Reyta80625/
Reita80591/
Retty80324/
Retti80298/
Retea80295/
Rette80179/
Retha80130/
Retat80117/
Retas80116/
Raeta80100/
Reata8094/
Rejta8068/
Retot8045/
Retay8038/
Rheta8024/
Retet8020/
Retit8017/
Retah8014/
Roeta8010/
Retau8010/
Rezta806/
Retad804/
Retai804/
Retap804/
Redta802/
Retaa802/
Hreta802/
Retoa801/
Rzeta801/
Retaz801/
Rätta801/
Retga800/
Retter733,855/
Rattay731,766/
Rattha731,291/
Rettie73818/
Retout73710/
Restad73540/
Roetto73506/
Reshta73431/
Rattai73416/
Retaux73398/
Reatto73326/
Restas73310/
Reatti73307/
Rittau73277/
Restea73267/
Riette73263/
Reetha73234/
Reytas73173/
Rittha73173/
Retaud73147/
Rettis73145/
Rottau73138/
Restau73126/
Riotta73123/
Rietto73104/
Rethad7398/
Reitti7393/
Rottha7387/
Rettes7372/
Rhetat7368/
Reitay7366/
Reštaš7362/
Rettos7360/
Rittas7360/
Reszta7350/
Restat7346/
Reteau7346/
Reștea7344/
Rettey7339/
Rettez7337/
Rottaa7336/
Rechta7330/
Rettiz7329/
Reytaz7326/
Regyta7325/
Restay7321/
Reddta7317/
Rettop7317/
Rethas7317/
Rattaj7316/
Rethea7316/
Reytet7316/
Reatte7315/
Reutti7312/
Rhetas7310/
Reitty738/
Reatha737/
Ruitta737/
Reutty737/
Reitas736/
Reista736/
Reitto736/
Ridtta736/
Rettou736/
Reetaj736/
Reitha735/
Retash735/
Rettih734/
Raetai734/
Ryttau734/
Raitta733/
Rettit732/
Restha732/
Rattah732/
Reitte732/
Reutte732/
Rithta732/
Retach731/
Retets731/
Raetha731/
Raatta731/
Rottai731/
Rottay731/
Rreeta731/
Rietty731/
Restot731/
Retass731/
Rethai731/
Rettge731/
Rattau731/
Rettee731/
Rettet731/
Rehtah731/
Reatau731/
Restaş731/
Retost731/
Reutea731/
Restte731/
Retais731/
Rietai731/
Reştea731/
Reytaş731/
Roytta731/
Rittap731/
Rettio730/
Rheita730/
Reatty730/
Retthe730/
Rethga730/
Rhetty730/
Roetha730/
Hretto730/
Rettiy730/
Rita6781,539/
Rota6748,489/
Rata6729,496/
Reto674,779/
Reti674,331/
Reitter672,085/
Rettich671,293/
Rete671,281/
Rety671,136/
Reistad671,061/
Restout67326/
Ryta67242/
Rotthai67231/
Raethai67206/
Rittaud67143/
Riettie67140/
Retault67104/
Reittie6784/
Rotteau6763/
Hreshta6758/
Retthip6750/
Retaggi6736/
Rrethaj6730/
Årestad6727/
Rettych6723/
Restadh6718/
Resteau6713/
Reitaas6711/
Reteaux6710/
Rotthaa677/
Restuit677/
Restedt676/
Rethaud676/
Ritthap676/
Restass675/
Reethaa674/
Ritthai674/
Reschta673/
Restaut673/
Reittes673/
Redtath672/
Reshtha671/
Rechtti671/
Reetter671/
Rehtaaj671/
Rgeetha671/
Reistat671/
Reithai671/
Reytter671/
Ratteau671/
Ritthea671/
Reashta671/
Reitoha671/
Restaud671/
Restaus671/
Restaux671/
Rettitt671/
Rethead671/
Rīta671/
Reathas671/
Reattis670/
Restter670/
Restead670/
Reattie670/
Rhetett670/
Reastad670/
Reittis670/
Reathet670/
Rettett670/

Retta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Retta in the Hindi language
रेतताretata-
Retta in the Russian language
Реттаretta-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Retta
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