Carnu Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Carnu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carnu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2901:69,2348,281
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Moldova71:508,76732,975
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Cârnu (45) are calculated separately.

Carnu (11) may also be a first name.

Carnu Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Carnu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 857,026th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. Carnu is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Carnu are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Carnu is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 69,234. In Romania Carnu is most numerous in: Bacău County, where 29 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 23 percent reside and Brașov County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Romania Carnu occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Moldova, where 2 percent reside.

Carnu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carnu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carnu surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carnu Last Name Statistics demography

Carnu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.64% more than the national average, earning $71,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cârnu9345/
Carnus91478/
Carnut9125/
Charnu916/
Carngu915/
Carneu912/
Carnau912/
Carnui911/
Carnup911/
Carnou910/
Ciarnau83274/
Carnauh8343/
Carnuth8320/
Carnudd8316/
Carnaut8315/
Carnaud838/
Cearnau837/
Carnutt836/
Cargnus835/
Carneus835/
Charnou834/
Carnout833/
Carnoux832/
Carnaux831/
Carnoud831/
Cornu8016,883/
Sarnu80289/
Karnu80147/
Jarnu8041/
Czarnuch77583/
Czarnous7754/
Carnault778/
Catrnuch771/
Czarnaus771/
Czarnouś771/
Carnouch770/
Cairneus770/
Cornut732,377/
Cornou73544/
Cornuz73334/
Cornus73271/
Jarnut73259/
Cornud73172/
Sarnau7399/
Karnau7388/
Karnup7353/
Karnou7349/
Cornuş7335/
Csarnó7332/
Cornau7328/
Cournu7327/
Corneu7313/
Cornuy7311/
Jarnou737/
Karnnu734/
Zairnu733/
Cornui732/
Kharnu731/
Sarnnu731/
Carnoe731/
Karngu731/
Jarnus731/
Zarnau731/
Cornux731/
Cournut67706/
Jarnoux67488/
Cornutt67429/
Qarnouh67286/
Karnuth67285/
Corneux67122/
Cournou6762/
Karennu6746/
Jarnaud6742/
Cornaud6741/
Cournau6740/
Cornuit6735/
Karnauh6728/
Cornaut6727/
Qarnous6724/
Jarnhus6718/
Kaharnu6716/
Corgnou6712/
Csarnóy6712/
Jarnush6711/
Cornuyt679/
Karnauz678/
Karnusz677/
Cornuth676/
Jarnudd674/
Corneus673/
Chornuy672/
Carnauhova672/
Karnouh672/
Kayrenu671/
Kharnou671/
Karnudh671/
Carnouhova671/
Cairnoe671/
Jarnusz671/
Zarnuth671/
Karnuhh671/
Sahrnui671/
Zarnouh671/
Karinnu671/
Jarnous671/
Jarneus671/
Karnoud671/
Zarnout671/
Qarnouj671/
Tsarnou671/
Cournud671/
Czarnój671/
Cornaux670/

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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 Carnu
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