Certan Surname

310,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Certan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Certan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1,1511:3,094428
Romania291:692,34047,921
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

The alternate forms: Čertan (22) & Certán (1) are calculated separately.

Certan Last Name Facts

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

Certan is most common in Moldova. It may also appear as: Čertan or Certán. For other potential spellings of Certan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Certan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 310,357th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,002,921 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Certan reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Moldova, where it is borne by 1,151 people, or 1 in 3,094. In Moldova Certan is most frequent in: Strășeni District, where 20 percent reside, Fălești District, where 18 percent reside and Chișinău Municipality, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Moldova it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 2 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Certan Last Name Statistics demography

Certan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čertan9422/
Certán941/
Certain922,705/
Chertan92343/
Csertan923/
Ceartan922/
Certean921/
Certaín921/
Certaine869/
Schertan861/
Scertain860/
Ceartain860/
Cretan831,344/
Sertan83224/
Certon8349/
Gertan8325/
Cirtan8314/
Kertan8313/
Zertan837/
Jertan833/
Certam831/
Scherthan80122/
Tschertan805/
Certanova802/
Csertán77244/
Sertane77204/
Chirtan77124/
Cherton77105/
Kertane7796/
Sertain7763/
Cretain7740/
Serttan7731/
Quertan7727/
Gertane7721/
Cirtain7720/
Čertanc7716/
Shertan778/
Keertan777/
Cearton773/
Cirtant772/
Cretean772/
Certaim772/
Kertain771/
Certone771/
Cierton771/
Sertant771/
Seartan771/
Gerthan771/
Czerton771/
Sertang771/
Gertain770/
Certã731/
Quertain71155/
Keerthan7142/
Cretaine7131/
Chertong715/
Kerdtang714/
Chertein713/
Chertham712/
Schartan711/
Kerrtgan711/
Quertant711/
Quiertan711/
Seartang711/
Sehertan711/
Creton674,218/
Kirtan671,736/
Kerton671,223/
Kertanova67663/
Sartan67473/
Gerton67389/
Girtan67186/
Serton67171/
Sortan67111/
Çirtan6747/
Cirton6740/
Şortan6738/
Sirtan6730/
Cirtam6711/
Cherthong6710/
Sertam677/
Scheirton677/
Keerthane675/
Sretan675/
Čertanová675/
Cherdtong675/
Jerton673/
Sertaangh672/
Jirtan672/
Cretón672/
Cherdtham672/
Schartain671/
Sertachin671/
Čertanova671/
Kertón671/
Tchirtang671/
Cretòn671/
Gertam671/
Chairtang671/
Cheartong671/
Keardtang671/
Kretan670/

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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 Certan
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