Rettz Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Rettz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rettz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Rettz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rettz is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rettz.

How Common Is The Last Name Rettz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Rettz reside; 88 percent reside in South America and 88 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Rettz is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most common in: Espírito Santo, where 71 percent are found, Paraná, where 14 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent are found. Besides Brazil it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Rettz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rettz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rettz last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reettz911/
Rhettz911/
Retz892,588/
Reitz8026,255/
Reetz807,287/
Rietz804,609/
Raetz801,519/
Roetz80770/
Reutz80141/
Reatz8052/
Rattz8046/
Retts8041/
Hretz8022/
Rhetz8011/
Rittz806/
Rottz804/
Retze802/
Rretz801/
Retzz801/
Reytz801/
Rehtz801/
Restz801/
Rez751,916/
Reitze731,192/
Reedtz73185/
Rhetts7353/
Reetze7350/
Raehtz7331/
Raittz7329/
Reitts7313/
Reytts734/
Hretts732/
Rittze731/
Reetts731/
Reitez731/
Reidtz731/
Reitzz730/
Reatts730/
Rettch730/
Reastz730/
Ritz6721,377/
Reaz679,828/
Ratz676,090/
Rotz672,166/
Rets672,033/
Rätz671,343/
Reiz671,255/
Rytz671,020/
Riez67421/
Rötz67378/
Reyz67158/
Reez67151/
Retzsch6749/
Recz6728/
Redz6721/
Reuz6711/
Rezh6710/
Hrez675/
Rezz675/
Reittes673/
Retc672/
Rhez671/
Rezs671/
Rehz671/
Ërez671/
Rrez671/

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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 Rettz
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