Carcu Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Carcu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carcu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1791:112,16712,560
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Cârcu (10) are calculated separately.

Carcu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carcu is found most in Romania. It can also appear as a variant: Cârcu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carcu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carcu is the 1,115,011th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Carcu reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most common in Romania, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 112,167. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 59 percent reside, Iași County, where 16 percent reside and Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent reside. Beside Romania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cârcu9310/
Carciu91383/
Carcuz91381/
Carcus9183/
Carcau9119/
Charcu912/
Carcut911/
Carcaud83312/
Charchu8321/
Carcutt8311/
Carceus8310/
Carcoux837/
Carcius832/
Charcou831/
Carchau831/
Jarcu80248/
Corcu80154/
Zarcu8041/
Carku8032/
Carju805/
Carsu803/
Carcault7725/
Chardchu772/
Carcouët772/
Carchaus771/
Corciu73853/
Jarcau73224/
Corcuy73200/
Sarcou7375/
Charku7369/
Carsau7368/
Carjou7355/
Scorcu7352/
Corcut7348/
Carkut7339/
Cârciu7336/
Cortcu7334/
Karchu7322/
Carkus7319/
Carsus7314/
Corcus7311/
Sarcau7310/
Carzou738/
Carjeu736/
Carsud733/
Karcsu733/
Courcu732/
Corcuz732/
Carjus732/
Zarcus731/
Karscu731/
Jarcou731/
Carcúz731/
Carsiu731/
Çcarku731/
Karcud731/
Karcau731/
Cartschau7121/
Charchouh716/
Chaurchuy711/
Karchut67371/
Kharchu67118/
Zaharcu6768/
Jarchau6730/
Cargius6721/
Charkou6715/
Courcou6710/
Corcutt6710/
Quarcou6710/
Zarchus675/
Karchud674/
Karchou671/
Karchau671/
Carseus671/
Carsoux671/
Corcuss671/
Corchau671/
Carssau670/
Corcult670/
Carrcoe670/
Jarrcut670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carcu
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