Retu Surname
Approximately 5,173 people bear this surname
Retu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 4,686 | 1:34,007 | 2,115 |
| Indonesia | 233 | 1:567,593 | 45,468 |
| India | 170 | 1:4,512,149 | 117,295 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Retu.
How Common Is The Last Name Retu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 92,378th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,408,766 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Retu are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 85,393rd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,030 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 4,686 people, or 1 in 34,007. Besides Bangladesh Retu is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Retu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Retu in the Tibetan language | ||
| རི་ཏུ་ | ritu | - |
| Retu in the Marathi language | ||
| रेतु | retu | 75 |
| रेतू | retu | 12.5 |
| रेटु | retu | 7.5 |
| रेटू | retu | 5 |
| Retu in the Oriya language | ||
| େରଟୁ | eratu | 50 |
| େରତୁ | eratu | 21.43 |
| ରିତୁ | ritu | 14.29 |
| ରୀତୁ | ritu | 7.14 |
| ରିଟୁ | ritu | 7.14 |
| Retu in the Hindi language | ||
| रेतू | retu | 35.92 |
| रेतु | retu | 21.83 |
| रीतू | ritu | 19.01 |
| रितु | ritu | 5.63 |
| रीतु | ritu | 5.63 |
| ऋतु | rtu | 4.93 |
| रितू | ritu | 4.23 |
| रेटु | retu | 0.7 |
| रिटू | ritu | 0.7 |
| नीतू | nitu | 0.7 |
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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 Retu
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