Retu Surname

92,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Retu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4,6861:34,0072,115
Indonesia2331:567,59345,468
India1701:4,512,149117,295
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Retu (6,030) may also be a first name.

Retu Last Name Facts

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

Retu (Hindi: रेतू, Marathi: रेतु, Oriya: େରଟୁ, Tibetan: རི་ཏུ་) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Retu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Retu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 92,378th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,408,766 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Retu reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Retu is also the 85,393rd most widely held first name globally It is held by 6,030 people.

The surname Retu is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 4,686 people, or 1 in 34,007. Besides Bangladesh this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Restu892,720/
Reetu89894/
Rettu89125/
Reitu8999/
Rethu8967/
Hretu8943/
Retus8942/
Retau8910/
Reztu899/
Retou896/
Reteu894/
Retui893/
Reatu892/
Raetu891/
Rietu891/
Roetu891/
Retut891/
Retuy891/
Reytu891/
Retout80710/
Rethus80443/
Retaux80398/
Retaud80147/
Reittu80144/
Retoux80136/
Restau80126/
Resteu80106/
Rettus8055/
Rehtus8048/
Restou8046/
Reethu8035/
Rettau8035/
Retush8029/
Restui8028/
Restus8018/
Reteux8015/
Restuy807/
Restup806/
Rettou806/
Reatus805/
Reutou803/
Retous803/
Reitou802/
Retuch802/
Reathu801/
Reithu801/
Riethu801/
Reythu801/
Reytui801/
Reatau801/
Rejtus801/
Reytup801/
Reitus801/
Rhethu801/
Ritu7556,184/
Ratu7517,817/
Rotu75608/
Rytu751/
Restout73326/
Restoux73218/
Restuch73123/
Retault73104/
Restous7328/
Restuit737/
Rethaud736/
Retusch734/
Restaut733/
Restaud731/
Restaus731/
Restaux731/
Resteus731/
Hrestui731/
Ratau677,369/
Rattu672,429/
Rithu67474/
Hritu67453/
Rothu67231/
Ritou67187/
Ritus67140/
Rathu67109/
Raitu67108/
Rahtu67102/
Ritau6794/
Rotau6769/
Ristu6765/
Rateu6724/
Rituh6724/
Rytau6722/
Ritut6720/
Retoo6720/
Rytus6713/
Rhatu6712/
Rottu6711/
Raatu6711/
Retoe6710/
Rittu679/
Rötus678/
Ruitu677/
Rechtuyt677/
Raytu676/
Roitu676/
Ritup674/
Rotuh674/
Ritui674/
Rhitu674/
Rituj673/
Rratu673/
Rituy673/
Ratui672/
Rythu672/
Rajtu672/
Ratuh672/
Rethault672/
Ryotu671/
Roytu671/
Hratu671/
Ratuș671/
Reithaud671/
Reitú671/
Rotui671/

Retu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Retu in the Tibetan language
རི་ཏུ་ritu-
Retu in the Marathi language
रेतुretu75
रेतूretu12.5
रेटुretu7.5
रेटूretu5
Retu in the Oriya language
େରଟୁeratu50
େରତୁeratu21.43
ରିତୁritu14.29
ରୀତୁritu7.14
ରିଟୁritu7.14
Retu in the Hindi language
रेतूretu35.92
रेतुretu21.83
रीतूritu19.01
रितुritu5.63
रीतुritu5.63
ऋतुrtu4.93
रितूritu4.23
रेटुretu0.7
रिटूritu0.7
नीतूnitu0.7

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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 Retu
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