Retzell Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Retzell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Retzell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Retzell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Retzell is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Retzell? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Retzell are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 757,443. In Sweden Retzell is primarily found in: Västernorrland County, where 54 percent are found, Jämtland County, where 23 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Retzell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Retzell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Retzell last name contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Retzell
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