Ratcu Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ratcu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratcu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1851:108,52912,206
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ratcu Last Name Facts

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

Ratcu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratcu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,185,157th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Ratcu reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

Ratcu is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 108,529. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 51 percent reside, Gorj County, where 41 percent reside and Galați County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Romania it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ratchu9184/
Racu894,404/
Ratchui8362/
Ratchup8313/
Raicu806,712/
Raciu80846/
Rachu80287/
Rascu80189/
Ratku80164/
Racut80126/
Racus8081/
Ratsu8075/
Racau8056/
Raceu8055/
Racud8050/
Retcu8033/
Racou8027/
Racui8019/
Racuu801/
Rhacu801/
Radcu801/
Racup801/
Raşcu801/
Rașcu801/
Ratscheu7710/
Raytchou771/
Racaud73862/
Raiciu73742/
Ratsiu73612/
Rachou73541/
Rachau73315/
Rachuy73254/
Ratkus73238/
Rotchu73167/
Rachuj73107/
Rachui73101/
Rackus7366/
Ratsou7365/
Racutt7348/
Racius7347/
Racoux7322/
Rhatsu7318/
Rascau7310/
Rhachu7310/
Raucau739/
Ratzau738/
Racult737/
Raychu736/
Racuch735/
Ratsut734/
Ratkut734/
Raichu734/
Rachhu733/
Racuup731/
Rautsu731/
Racheu731/
Ratsau731/
Razcou731/
Racuis731/
Ratshu731/
Ratsui731/
Hratsu731/
Racoup730/
Raju67332,294/
Razu6731,567/
Rasu674,404/
Raku672,053/
Rocu67177/
Ratkhui6734/
Rat'siu6723/
Raccaud6722/
Rotchui679/
Ratchoo676/
Rachkus675/
Raţu675/
Râcu674/
Raucoux674/
Ratkhup674/
Rachouh673/
Rakcheu672/
Racó672/
Ratkutė672/
Hrachui671/
Rauchau671/
Hrachku671/
Raichou671/
Raucous671/
Raitsou671/
Raiteku671/
Rahachu671/
Rascaud671/
Rašcius671/
Ratsheu671/
Rhatshu671/
Ratkuss671/
Reacuit670/
Raucaud670/

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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 Ratcu
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