Rettau Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Rettau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rettau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rettau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rettau is more frequently found in Estonia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rettau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rettau is the 3,323,005th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Rettau live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Baltic Europe.
It is most widely held in Estonia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 42,639. Without taking into account Estonia Rettau exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Rettau
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