Boscaneanu Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Boscaneanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 188 | 1:18,943 | 3,219 |
| Romania | 85 | 1:236,210 | 22,608 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Boşcăneanu (1) & Boșcăneanu (1) are calculated separately.
Boscaneanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boscaneanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boscaneanu is found in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Boşcăneanu or Boșcăneanu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boscaneanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 935,326th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Boscaneanu are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The last name Boscaneanu is most frequent in Moldova, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 18,943. In Moldova Boscaneanu is primarily concentrated in: Strășeni District, where 43 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 24 percent are found and Criuleni District, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Moldova this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 30 percent are found and Greece, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bocaneanu | 95 | 10 | / |
| Boşcăneanu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Boșcăneanu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Buscaneanu | 90 | 5 | / |
| Bascaneanu | 90 | 5 | / |
| Bosconeanu | 90 | 2 | / |
| Boscanianu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Vascaneanu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Basananu | 78 | 5 | / |
| Basanangnu | 70 | 43 | / |
| Bakananu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boisonnenult | 64 | 2 | / |
| Bozaninou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bakanangu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bakanganu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Boukanounou | 57 | 4 | / |
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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 Boscaneanu
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