Argintaru Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Argintaru Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Romanian argint, relating to the English, argent, meaning 'silver'. It was probably a title for someone who worked with silver.

Argintaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1231:163,23516,981
Israel521:164,57016,892
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France31:22,140,907385,998
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Argintaru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Romanian argint, relating to the English, argent, meaning 'silver'. It was probably a title for someone who worked with silver.

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Argintaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Argintaru is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Argintaru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,163,787th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Argintaru reside; 61 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 61 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 163,235. In Romania Argintaru is most prevalent in: Bacău County, where 43 percent live, Olt County, where 24 percent live and Constanța County, where 22 percent live. Aside from Romania this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Argintaru Last Name Statistics demography

Argintaru earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $67,287 CAD per year.

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