Retterson Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Retterson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Retterson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Retterson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retterson occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Retterson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Retterson is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Retterson live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Retterson is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 25 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 25 percent live and Rhode Island, where 25 percent live. Barring The United States Retterson exists in one country. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 20 percent live.

Retterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Retterson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Retterson surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reterson946/
Ritterson89142/
Reiterson891/
Resterson890/
Ryttersson8473/
Retteråsen8418/
Retersen822/
Riterson821/
Rittersen7836/
Ruiterson782/
Reutershan74145/
Reitershan7420/
Ryttersund743/
Hristerson741/
Riteherson740/
Reutershahn7019/
Reuthershan702/
Reiterchong701/
Ruitersen671/
Rittershausen6443/
Rittershaußen641/
Rittershaussen6112/
Ruitersshooting581/
Richterjung501/
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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 Retterson
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