Ceaus Surname

468,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ceaus Surname User-submission:

This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'courier'; denoting someone trusted to deliver messages, commonly referred to as a messenger (via Turkish çavuş, from Old Turkic çabuş or çawuş, meaning 'give order', 'yell'). The word in Romanian is ceauş, with the common suffix -ul equalling 'the' in English, explaining all the variants of this name.

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Ceaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4961:40,4805,150
Moldova1901:18,7443,190
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Ceaus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'courier'; denoting someone trusted to deliver messages, commonly referred to as a messenger (via Turkish çavuş, from Old Turkic çabuş or çawuş, meaning 'give order', 'yell'). The word in Romanian is ceauş, with the common suffix -ul equalling 'the' in English, explaining all the variants of this name.

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This surname means 'messenger' in Romanian.

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Ceaus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ceaus occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ceaus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 468,873rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,163,941 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Ceaus are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 496 people, or 1 in 40,480. In Romania it is most common in: Buzău County, where 23 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 22 percent reside and Prahova County, where 12 percent reside. Not including Romania it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ceas89659/
Ceass8019/
Cehas808/
Ceius801/
Cehus801/
Sceas801/
Cauus801/
Ceays800/
Ceijas73532/
Chehus7390/
Chieus7366/
Cayous739/
Cayaus739/
Chauus737/
Chehas733/
Ceyjas733/
Cajous732/
Cieuse731/
Ceajes731/
Cejias731/
Coieus730/
Ziehaus67118/
Ceaz6742/
Ceos6728/
Cyas6723/
Céus6711/
Tcheous675/
Chajjus674/
Cyus674/
Cías673/
Cjas672/
Chaiyus671/
Chehuse671/
Chiease671/
Chehuis671/
Chehues671/
Chauush671/
Céas671/

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