Precu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Precu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Precu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103

Precu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Precu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Precu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Precu is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Precu reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

It is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,692,623. In Romania Precu is most common in: Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 33 percent reside, Botoșani County, where 33 percent reside and Brașov County, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Romania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Moldova, where 40 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Precup915,370/
Pretcu9138/
Precut9135/
Predcu916/
Prechu912/
Precou912/
Precius8381/
Precuch834/
Prescou831/
Precuis831/
Precheu831/
Prezcau831/
Precuit831/
Precous831/
Prescut830/
Prescud830/
Percu80225/
Preku80102/
Pircu8055/
Pricu803/
Presu802/
Phretchu7736/
Pretchou778/
Preicous771/
Prescutt771/
Priscu73124/
Priciu7349/
Prekau7346/
Pircau7342/
Pricup7337/
Pircus7327/
Percus7319/
Prekou7318/
Percut7315/
Perceu7312/
Presuľ734/
Pricou733/
Prezut733/
Presau732/
Presus732/
Pircuș731/
Percup731/
Prişcu731/
Prișcu731/
Prekui731/
Perkeu731/
Prezeu731/
Pretsu731/
Preeju731/
Pretschuh71115/
Priscus67509/
Prezuhy6742/
Preskou6728/
Prečuch6727/
Proicou6726/
Pretkus6719/
Presaud6711/
Percuis679/
Prichuy674/
Percout674/
Prezeus674/
Pritcau672/
Presuth671/
Preesup671/
Preudschuh671/
Predkus671/
Preskus671/
Presutt671/
Prezaut671/
Pirkeus671/
Prechoo671/
Prečúch671/
Prickau671/
Prekoup671/
Prekupp671/
Presuss671/
Prettschuh671/

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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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  • 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 Precu
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