Banceanu Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Banceanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 150 | 1:133,852 | 14,523 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bănceanu (68) are calculated separately.
Banceanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banceanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banceanu is found most in Romania. It may also be found as a variant: Bănceanu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banceanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,374,607th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Banceanu live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The surname Banceanu is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 133,852. In Romania it is most numerous in: Bucharest Municipality, where 31 percent are found, Vaslui County, where 29 percent are found and Hunedoara County, where 19 percent are found. Barring Romania this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 2 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bănceanu | 96 | 68 | / |
| Bancianu | 88 | 54 | / |
| Bangeanu | 88 | 6 | / |
| Bancanau | 88 | 4 | / |
| Boinceanu | 82 | 104 | / |
| Bankanu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Bangenu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bosinceanu | 78 | 1,028 | / |
| Bosînceanu | 78 | 173 | / |
| Bonţeanu | 75 | 53 | / |
| Bankanou | 75 | 25 | / |
| Băncianu | 75 | 22 | / |
| Bongeanu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Banshanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bangienu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bankenou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boingeanu | 71 | 85 | / |
| Boynchanu | 71 | 20 | / |
| Boinchanu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Boincianu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bãcanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banqanhou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bosincianu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Bosîncianu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Banzinu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bansinu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanzanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanjanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bosinchanu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Banceanu
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