Lorétan Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Lorétan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 131 | 1:62,694 | 7,743 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
The alternate forms: Loretan (1,122) & Lorètan (1) are calculated separately.
Lorétan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lorétan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lorétan occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Loretan or Lorètan. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lorétan? popularity and diffusion
Lorétan is the 1,551,568th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lorétan live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
Lorétan is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 62,694. In Switzerland Lorétan is mostly found in: Canton of Valais, where 55 percent reside, Canton of Fribourg, where 16 percent reside and Canton of Vaud, where 12 percent reside. Not including Switzerland this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loretan | 95 | 1,122 | / |
| Lorètan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Loritan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lorotan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lorestan | 80 | 105 | / |
| Lorethan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lorestant | 75 | 2 | / |
| L'Loretan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laritan | 71 | 19 | / |
| Laratan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Luritan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loraton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loriton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loreston | 67 | 719 | / |
| Loriston | 67 | 347 | / |
| Laristan | 67 | 88 | / |
| Laraitan | 67 | 26 | / |
| Loritong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lauritan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Larestan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loretone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lorestam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Losritong | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lareistan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lehreitan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Louriston | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lorryston | 63 | 1 | / |
| Laurestant | 59 | 138 | / |
| Losrithong | 59 | 2 | / |
| Losrisston | 59 | 1 | / |
| Lauretam | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Lorétan
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