Calafeteanu Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Calafeteanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 175 | 1:114,731 | 12,785 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Calafeteanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Calafeteanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Calafeteanu occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Calafeteanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Calafeteanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,286,243rd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name Calafeteanu is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Calafeteanu are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The surname Calafeteanu is most common in Romania, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 114,731. In Romania it is most numerous in: Dolj County, where 79 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent reside and Hunedoara County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Romania Calafeteanu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calafateanu | 91 | 112 | / |
| Calofeteanu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Galofteanu | 76 | 72 | / |
| Califtan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Călăfăteanu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Calavutan | 70 | 4 | / |
| Clafton | 67 | 252 | / |
| Cliften | 67 | 25 | / |
| Calfton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Klaften | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cliftan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Claftin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Calafeteanu
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