Cavaljiu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cavaljiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cavaljiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova121:296,78124,445
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Cavaljiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cavaljiu is more commonly found in Moldova than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavaljiu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Cavaljiu live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Moldova, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 296,781. In Moldova it is most common in: Bălți Municipality, where 58 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 17 percent are found and Cahul District, where 8 percent are found. Other than Moldova it is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cavalgiu8852/
Covaljiu8833/
Cavaloiu881/
Covalgiu7527/
Kavaliou7518/
Kavalzhiu712/
Kavalagiou675/
Kavalogiou671/
Cabalău671/
Kabalju671/
Kovaliou631/
Kovalzhiu593/
Kavalzhyu593/
Cabălău531/
Kovalyou501/

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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 Cavaljiu
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