Lorettu Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Lorettu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorettu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1581:387,06844,030
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lorettu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lorettu occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorettu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,369,340th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Lorettu is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Lorettu reside; 98 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 98 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The surname Lorettu is most common in Italy, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 387,068. In Italy it is most numerous in: Sardinia, where 77 percent are found, Liguria, where 11 percent are found and Lombardy, where 7 percent are found. Barring Italy this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loretu9215/
Loretus86222/
Larettou801/
Leretu771/
Loratu771/
Laretu771/
Lorathu7155/
Laretou7115/
Laretus7114/
Larietu715/
Lauretu713/
Lauretou6747/
Lareitou6728/
Lareytou6726/
Lourotou671/
Larietou671/
Laritu6292/
Laratu6243/
Larotu625/
Laharatu531/

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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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  • 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 Lorettu
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