Retz Surname

167,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Retz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9151:396,13034,733
Germany7391:108,93813,452
Brazil3461:618,71223,019
France1801:369,01554,985
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Poland601:633,47956,390
Hungary521:188,77516,213
Canada391:944,75971,777
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Guernsey291:2,222539
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Norway151:342,81932,589
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:199,28017,365

Retz (44) may also be a first name.

Retz Last Name Facts

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

Retz is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Retz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 167,155th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,815,899 people. The last name Retz is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Retz live; 39 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Retz is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held given name on earth, held by 44 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 915 people, or 1 in 396,130. In The United States Retz is mostly found in: Indiana, where 16 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Retz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Retz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Retz surname grew 363 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Retz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Retz are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Retz earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.26% more than the national average, earning 433,486 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning $48,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reitz8926,255/
Reetz897,287/
Rietz894,609/
Raetz891,519/
Roetz89770/
Reutz89141/
Reatz8952/
Hretz8922/
Rhetz8911/
Rettz898/
Retze892/
Rehtz891/
Restz891/
Reytz891/
Retzz891/
Rretz891/
Rez861,916/
Reitze801,192/
Reedtz80185/
Reetze8050/
Raehtz8031/
Rhettz801/
Reitez801/
Reidtz801/
Reettz801/
Reitzz800/
Reastz800/
Ritz7521,377/
Reaz759,828/
Ratz756,090/
Rotz752,166/
Rets752,033/
Rätz751,343/
Reiz751,255/
Rytz751,020/
Riez75421/
Rötz75378/
Reyz75158/
Reez75151/
Recz7528/
Redz7521/
Reuz7511/
Rezh7510/
Hrez755/
Rezz755/
Retc752/
Rehz751/
Ërez751/
Rrez751/
Rezs751/
Rhez751/
Retzsch7349/
Raatz673,980/
Raitz671,926/
Hritz671,626/
Ritze67387/
Rätze67243/
Hrets67195/
Rahtz67176/
Roitz67119/
Reits67118/
Hreiz67117/
Rietzsch67111/
Reets6779/
Raetzsch6760/
Reuts6759/
Rattz6746/
Retts6741/
Reicz6737/
Ruitz6733/
Reyts6726/
Reats6714/
Raátz6713/
Rezső6713/
Raytz6712/
Reths6712/
Riets6711/
Radtz679/
Retse679/
Rheez679/
Redzh678/
Rittz676/
Reyzz676/
Roytz675/
Retch675/
Rottz674/
Röhtz674/
Rithz674/
Rhitz673/
Reazz673/
Ratsz672/
Hrecz672/
Rhatz672/
Reezs672/
Hrrez672/
Rezss671/
Reitx671/
Rodtz671/
Hreez671/
Roetzsch671/
Rechz671/
Rydtz671/
Rohtz671/
Retsh671/
Hrezh671/
Hrotz670/
Reedz670/
Rratz670/
Reizz670/
Ristz670/
Readz670/
Rheuz670/
Retsj670/
Reidz670/
Reitzsch670/

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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 Retz
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