Cerneanu Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cerneanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Cerneanu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1931:104,03011,764
Moldova401:89,03411,037
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Cerneanu Last Name Facts

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

Cerneanu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerneanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cerneanu is the 1,064,392nd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Cerneanu live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 104,030. In Romania it is most common in: Vâlcea County, where 77 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 21 percent reside and Dolj County, where 2 percent reside. Besides Romania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 17 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cernăeanu944/
Cerneuțanu891/
Cirneanu88294/
Cîrneanu8888/
Cernaianu82372/
Cernăianu82101/
Chernyanu8213/
Kernenou75279/
Zărneanu7521/
Zernenou752/
Saharneanu6736/
Sernanoe631/
Zărnoianu59132/
Zirnoianu5995/
Kernounou591/
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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 Cerneanu
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