Cognomen Retief (Retief 
) , globally, is quite a rare family name. The last name Retief is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Lesotho, where it is quite a common surname, Namibia, and South Africa, where it is quite a rare surname. Very seldom, Retief is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Retief | United Kingdom, Namibia, Australia, South Africa, Lesotho |
| françois retief Huguenot settler in the Western Cape (1663-1771), ZA (b. 1663) |
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| françois retief (born 1708), ZA (b. 1708) |
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piet retief Afrikaner pioneer (1780–1838), ZA (b. 1780) |
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| françois retief (born 1743) (b. 1743) |
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debora retief Voortrekker and daughter of Piet Retief, ZA (b. 1815) |
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| petrus jacobus retief (born 1779), ZA (b. 1779) |
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| petrus jacobus retief (born 1816) (b. 1816) |
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| jacobus arnoldus retief (born 1842) (b. 1842) |
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daan retief rugby union player (1925-2010), ZA (b. 1925) |
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| françois jacobus retief (1889-1944) (b. 1889) |
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| malcolm retief South African writer, ZA (b. 1904) |
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retief goosen South African professional golfer, ZA (b. 1969) |
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| elizabeth retief (born 1920) (b. 1920) |
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| daan retief South African actor, ZA (b. 1926) |
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| joan retief South African writer, ZA (b. 1929) |
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