Risteiu Surname

375,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Risteiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Risteiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania9461:21,2242,729
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Rîsteiu (1), Rîşteiu (178) & Rîșteiu (76) are calculated separately.

Risteiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Risteiu is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Rîsteiu, Rîşteiu or Rîșteiu. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Risteiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 375,863rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,654,985 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Risteiu are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 946 people, or 1 in 21,224. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Alba County, where 82 percent live, Arad County, where 5 percent live and Timiș County, where 4 percent live. Besides Romania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 0 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rîsteiu951/
Ristei92162/
Risteu921/
Rîşteiu90178/
Rîșteiu9076/
Ristoiu86462/
Hristiu8631/
Ritei83244/
Ritiu83186/
Ristau775,374/
Ristea774,956/
Ristie77255/
Riteau77205/
Resteu77106/
Restei7739/
Ristoi7729/
Ristai7727/
Ristey7725/
Hritiu7710/
Ristou774/
Rustei773/
Roitei773/
Ristue772/
Ritius772/
Reitei771/
Rittei771/
Ristee771/
Ristoe770/
Hristea711,615/
Reshtei7159/
Ristiya7136/
Ryshtei7136/
Hristou7135/
Ristiyo7124/
Raiteux719/
Rushtei713/
Ritehie712/
Risttee712/
Rittius711/
Rishtey711/
Resteus711/
Ristoue711/
Resteia711/
Ristoia711/
Ridstey710/
Riteout710/
Risthaus67518/
Ritea67197/
Ritou67187/
Ritau6794/
Ritoe6791/
Rétei6757/
Ristioja6749/
Restieau6748/
Ristiyah6742/
Ritoi6736/
Retei6733/
Ritai6717/
Ritee6714/
Ritey6713/
Rischtau6711/
Ritju6710/
Ritie678/
Hristeas676/
Ritui674/
Ritej674/
Reteu674/
Rituj673/
Ristijah673/
Rituy673/
Ritae672/
Rischtou672/
Hristoia671/
Ritij671/
Rityu671/
Ritue671/

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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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  • 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 Risteiu
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