Loretu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Loretu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Loretu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Loretu (51) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Loretu Demographics

Loretu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Loretu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loretu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Loretu.

How Common Is The Last Name Loretu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Loretu reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Loretu is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 51 people.

The last name Loretu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 50 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent live and Italy, where 7 percent live.

Loretu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Loretu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loretus92222/
Lorettu92161/
Leretu831/
Loratu831/
Laretu831/
Lorathu7755/
Laretou7715/
Laretus7714/
Larietu775/
Lauretu773/
Lauretou7147/
Lareitou7128/
Lareytou7126/
Lourotou711/
Larettou711/
Larietou711/
Laritu6792/
Laratu6743/
Larotu675/
Laharatu571/
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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 Loretu
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