Ceausu Surname

161,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ceausu 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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Ceausu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,5381:7,9111,045
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Spain491:954,12336,393
France181:3,690,151224,666
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ceausu 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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Ceausu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ceausu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ceausu? popularity and diffusion

Ceausu is the 161,453rd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,702,093 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Ceausu live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name Ceausu is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 2,538 people, or 1 in 7,911. In Romania Ceausu is most common in: Vâlcea County, where 10 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent reside and Constanța County, where 8 percent reside. Barring Romania it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Ceausu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ceausu surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Ceausu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.17% more than the national average, earning $55,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.11% less than the national average, earning $45,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ceasu915/
Chiasu672/
Tchueussu671/
Chiyesu624,388/
Chiasui621/
Chihasu621/
Chaiyasu57152/
Chiyessu571/
Tchiusseu532/
Chaiyasuj531/
Chiuzu5014/
Tchioussou502/
Chiazu501/

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