Fireteanu Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Fireteanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fireteanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania221:912,63052,244
Belgium121:958,05473,966
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Firețeanu (2) & Fireţeanu (1) are calculated separately.

Fireteanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fireteanu occurs most in Romania. It can be found in the variant forms: Firețeanu or Fireţeanu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fireteanu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Fireteanu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Fireteanu are found; 61 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 61 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 912,630. In Romania Fireteanu is most numerous in: Bucharest Municipality, where 91 percent are found, Argeș County, where 5 percent are found and Ilfov County, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Romania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

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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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