Sotreanu Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Sotreanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotreanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania671:299,67027,018
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Şotreanu (1) are calculated separately.

Sotreanu Last Name Facts

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

Sotreanu is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Şotreanu. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotreanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sotreanu are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Sotreanu is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 299,670. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Prahova County, where 52 percent live, Constanța County, where 40 percent live and Dâmbovița County, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Romania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şotreanu961/
Soreanu93771/
Setreanu88171/
Sorenu86145/
Sustreanu821/
Şoreanu801/
Sorengu801/
Sorenou801/
Soranus801/
Zatreanu75139/
Zătreanu7564/
Şetreanu7530/
Soroyenu751/
Sorranus750/
Saranu71465/
Sărățeanu7143/
Sarenu719/
Sorinu716/
Sorhannus713/
Sourangou711/
Sarangu67148/
Sharanu6769/
Saranut6744/
Choranu674/
Sarenus674/
Sorinus674/
Sarhanu673/
Sharenu673/
Saranau672/
Zatranu671/
Saranup671/
Satrinu671/
Zohranu671/
Sarranu671/
Sarenou671/
Saranud671/
Sarehnu671/

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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 Sotreanu
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