Ceausescu Surname

495,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ceausescu Surname User-submission:

This is a Romanian surname, denoting a descendant of a 'courier' or 'messenger'. It is derived from the word ceauş ('courier' or 'messenger') and the suffix -escu, meaning '-son'.

Ceausescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6451:31,1283,952
France61:11,070,454349,096
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Ceaușescu (123) & Ceauşescu (67) are calculated separately.

Ceausescu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Romanian surname, denoting a descendant of a 'courier' or 'messenger'. It is derived from the word ceauş ('courier' or 'messenger') and the suffix -escu, meaning '-son'.

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Ceausescu is a Romanian surname, meaning 'son/descendant of the messenger'.

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Ceausescu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ceausescu is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Ceaușescu or Ceauşescu. For other possible spellings of Ceausescu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ceausescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 495,560th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,942,261 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ceausescu are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 645 people, or 1 in 31,128. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Argeș County, where 26 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 18 percent are found and Gorj County, where 16 percent are found. Beside Romania this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent are found and Portugal, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ceaușescu96123/
Ceauşescu9667/
Ceusescu9420/
Ceușescu821/
Ciucescu71145/

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