Receanu Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Receanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 30 | 1:669,262 | 46,959 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Receanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Receanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Receanu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Receanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Receanu is the 2,661,929th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Receanu occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Receanu live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 669,262. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Argeș County, where 87 percent live, Brașov County, where 3 percent live and Hunedoara County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Romania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 23 percent live and Moldova, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raeceanu | 93 | 5 | / |
| Resceanu | 93 | 5 | / |
| Reșceanu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rezeanu | 86 | 769 | / |
| Roceanu | 86 | 132 | / |
| Răceanu | 86 | 108 | / |
| Recianu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Riceanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hrescanu | 80 | 64 | / |
| Hretcanu | 80 | 50 | / |
| Hrețcanu | 80 | 40 | / |
| Raiceanu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Reușeanu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Rezanu | 77 | 101 | / |
| Resanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rezenu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rîcanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ricanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reichenau | 75 | 206 | / |
| Riscanu | 71 | 127 | / |
| Roseanu | 71 | 77 | / |
| Richițeanu | 71 | 53 | / |
| Rîșcanu | 71 | 39 | / |
| Rizeanu | 71 | 30 | / |
| Rășcanu | 71 | 20 | / |
| Răcianu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Rîşcanu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Roșiețeanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rășeanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Răchițeanu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rezenau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Regenus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reicheenau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Requenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roşeanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reckenhaus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rosieanu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hriscanu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rezanouz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Roseenau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Răcășanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rahaeanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roseanau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrişcanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rekkanup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrișcanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reisenau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Receanu
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