Rateanu Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Rateanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 93 | 1:215,891 | 21,129 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
The alternate forms: Răteanu (32) are calculated separately.
Rateanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rateanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rateanu has its highest incidence in Romania. It may be found as: Răteanu. For other possible spellings of Rateanu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rateanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Rateanu is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rateanu live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 215,891. In Romania Rateanu is mostly found in: Buzău County, where 68 percent live and Dâmbovița County, where 32 percent live. Without taking into account Romania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Răteanu | 95 | 32 | / |
| Rasteanu | 93 | 6 | / |
| Ratanu | 92 | 249 | / |
| Raceanu | 86 | 833 | / |
| Roteanu | 86 | 14 | / |
| Rajtanu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ratanui | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ratenau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rattanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ratanut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rathanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ratthanu | 80 | 116 | / |
| Răsteanu | 80 | 37 | / |
| Rathenau | 80 | 16 | / |
| Raiceanu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Rahaeanu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ratjanou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ratangou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ratahanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rotenu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Roceanu | 71 | 132 | / |
| Răceanu | 71 | 108 | / |
| Roseanu | 71 | 77 | / |
| Rautenhaus | 71 | 66 | / |
| Rojișteanu | 71 | 37 | / |
| Ratinus | 71 | 12 | / |
| Rășeanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Roșeanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Roşeanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ratanoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rattenhous | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ratinaud | 67 | 736 | / |
| Rottenau | 67 | 55 | / |
| Rocheanu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Rosieanu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Rathanoo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ruyatinu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rahiyanu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Roseanau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rattanoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauyanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reutenau | 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 Rateanu
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