Preotu Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Preotu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 169 | 1:118,804 | 13,142 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Preotu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Preotu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Preotu is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Preotu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Preotu? popularity and diffusion
Preotu is the 1,185,157th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Preotu live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in Romanian Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 118,804. In Romania it is primarily found in: Iași County, where 28 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 20 percent are found and Sibiu County, where 19 percent are found. Barring Romania it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perothu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Petrotou | 71 | 33 | / |
| Pitrothu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Peyrotau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pyrgotou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pyroutou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perrottu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peyroutou | 67 | 169 | / |
| Peratu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Piratu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Prjatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pierroutou | 63 | 24 | / |
| Pirastu | 62 | 628 | / |
| Phiratu | 62 | 46 | / |
| Peratou | 62 | 16 | / |
| Prihatu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Perathu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Prijatu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Petratu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pitratu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Piratou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pirattu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Petratou | 57 | 482 | / |
| Peyratou | 57 | 73 | / |
| Prihastu | 57 | 18 | / |
| Peratout | 57 | 14 | / |
| Peeratui | 57 | 4 | / |
| Phiratui | 57 | 2 | / |
| Pieratou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phiratus | 57 | 1 | / |
| Petratus | 57 | 1 | / |
| Peyratout | 53 | 213 | / |
| Peyrataud | 53 | 78 | / |
| Pierratou | 53 | 27 | / |
| Phetratui | 53 | 4 | / |
| Peyratoux | 53 | 1 | / |
| Phetrathup | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Preotu
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