Tretau Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Tretau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tretau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1481:543,95645,184
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tretau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tretau is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tretau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,364,059th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. Tretau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Tretau reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Tretau is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 543,956. In Germany it is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 49 percent live, Hamburg, where 28 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trettau9240/
Treteau921/
Trethau921/
Treta91483/
Tretu91418/
Tretault861/
Tretou83552/
Tretta83200/
Tirtau8378/
Tresta8336/
Tretay837/
Tretas836/
Treita832/
Tretha831/
Treteault802/
Traetta77938/
Treitay77137/
Tretout77129/
Treitas7731/
Tretiya7713/
Trittau776/
Treista773/
Trestad772/
Treetud772/
Treasta771/
Tritaux771/
Threata771/
Tirtaux771/
Trechta771/
Treetup771/
Treetap771/
Treetuy771/
Treitue770/
Tirta738,536/
Treto733,498/
Trota73825/
Terta73670/
Trita73360/
Trata7367/
Tertu7337/
Trotu7327/
Tryta7315/
Tratu738/
Tirtu737/
Tréta731/
Treiszta7111/
Treuthai714/
Tritaiou713/
Traistau712/
Tyrtaiou712/
Triteaux711/
Threatta711/
Treshtha711/
Tréteaux711/
Treithai711/
Treethat711/
Treethus711/
Trotta6722,485/
Tirtha671,238/
Tertus67601/
Tritta67497/
Tritah67479/
Trista67435/
Tretto67420/
Tirtea67417/
Truita67309/
Trotea67241/
Tertea67151/
Tertah67140/
Tratta6777/
Tritou6750/
Tørrestad6743/
Tritas6741/
Tirteu6737/
Tratha6735/
Trotou6734/
Tritat6728/
Trotuș6728/
Trieto6724/
Tirtas6724/
Tritus6720/
Trotha6719/
Tritha6713/
Tretij6711/
Trytuz6710/
Terttu679/
Trothu678/
Tirtaş678/
Tristu675/
Thirta674/
Traita674/
Tîrtea674/
Tresto673/
Treito673/
Tretos673/
Tirtta673/
Trysta673/
Trituz672/
Tertha672/
Trottu672/
Trytha672/
Tretei672/
Tertas672/
Tritaš672/
Trotah672/
Tirtad671/
Throta671/
Tertaa671/
Treato671/
Tertad671/
Tratou671/
Tritad671/
Troita671/
Tretie671/
Therta671/
Tritup671/
Tratah671/
Tertaz671/
Trytup671/
Threethayuth671/
Tertay671/

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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 Tretau
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