Preteca Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Preteca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 59 | 1:60,362 | 8,392 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Preteca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Preteca Come From? nationality or country of origin
Preteca occurs more in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Preteca? popularity and diffusion
Preteca is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Preteca occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Preteca are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The last name Preteca is most widespread in Moldova, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 60,362. In Moldova it is most numerous in: Călărași District, where 39 percent reside, Drochia District, where 27 percent reside and Ștefan Vodă District, where 24 percent reside. Excluding Moldova this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Predtecha | 88 | 12 | / |
| Pretica | 86 | 30 | / |
| Preteka | 86 | 23 | / |
| Pretoca | 86 | 1 | / |
| Perteca | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pretesa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Preutesa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Preteska | 80 | 25 | / |
| Proteica | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pretecio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Preuteasa | 75 | 195 | / |
| Preshteza | 75 | 6 | / |
| Presteska | 75 | 1 | / |
| Prettycat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Preshtesa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pretedcio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pertica | 71 | 311 | / |
| Pritesa | 71 | 74 | / |
| Pirtica | 71 | 44 | / |
| Pretice | 71 | 33 | / |
| Pratica | 71 | 30 | / |
| Pretico | 71 | 22 | / |
| Pretyka | 71 | 13 | / |
| Pritica | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pretika | 71 | 10 | / |
| Perteka | 71 | 7 | / |
| Protica | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pretoka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pértica | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pretisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Preteko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prataca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Preteke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prettico | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pertekas | 67 | 21 | / |
| Perticai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Praticah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Preetika | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pirtaica | 67 | 4 | / |
| Preatico | 67 | 4 | / |
| Prestija | 67 | 4 | / |
| Perticka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perticas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Priteska | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preatice | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Preteca
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