Retzius Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Retzius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retzius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway231:223,57824,793
Sweden181:547,04239,827
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911

Retzius Last Name Facts

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

Retzius is most common in Norway. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Retzius? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Retzius is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Retzius reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Retzius is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 223,578. In Norway Retzius is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 52 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 48 percent live. Apart from Norway this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 26 percent live.

Retzius Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Retzius earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 138.61% more than the national average, earning 825,787 kr per year and in United States they earn 50.23% more than the national average, earning $64,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retziou8690/
Rotzius8631/
Ritzius8620/
Ritziu772/
Radzius7180/
Rodzius711/
Receius710/
Radziusz67140/
Radziush671/
Rizoiu62709/
Račius62138/
Ročius6248/
Radzjus571/
Ruizziu571/
Rotsyus571/
Radzhyus5334/
Hrytsyus5312/
Radzyush531/

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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 Retzius
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