Ardelean Surname

20,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ardelean Surname User-submission:

The Ardelean surname means 'person from the region of Transylvania' (Romanian: Ardeal or Transilvania).

Ardelean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania23,7861:844110
United States9411:385,18533,941
Spain6871:68,0526,082
Moldova2361:15,0912,582
France1831:362,96654,247
Austria1521:56,0238,768
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Germany931:865,65062,206
Serbia701:102,0718,143
Belgium701:164,23822,550
England671:831,61344,286
Hungary541:181,78315,754
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Ardeleán (70) & Árdeleán (15) are calculated separately.

Ardelean (211) may also be a first name.

Ardelean Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ardelean surname means 'person from the region of Transylvania' (Romanian: Ardeal or Transilvania).

- ardeleandrei

Ardelean Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ardelean (Russian: Арделеан) is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Ardeleán or Árdeleán. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ardelean? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,495th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 273,392 people. The last name Ardelean is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Ardelean live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in Romanian Europe. Ardelean is also the 622,565th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 211 people.

It is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 23,786 people, or 1 in 844. In Romania it is most common in: Arad County, where 17 percent are found, Maramureș County, where 17 percent are found and Bihor County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Romania it exists in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.

Ardelean Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ardelean surname are 9.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ardelean earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.28% less than the national average, earning €7,423 per year; in United States they earn 23.02% more than the national average, earning $53,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning $55,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ardelean Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ardelean in the Russian language
Арделеанardelean-

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